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to communicate with the Tiffany Lane neighbors, used The Club device locked over the hoops, chained part of the parking lot, etc. . In response to Commissioner Cooper, Me. Ulatoski stated his objection to the portable basketball standards is the difficulty to move them, he feels it will become a safety issue for those who have to move the standards, and he is also under the opinion that staff requires that the basketball standards be moved off the courts when not in use. Tom McLaughlin, 1123 Tiffany, provided the Commission photos of the area for the Commissioners reference. Referring to the file of all the correspondence between the City and the Church, Mr. McLaughlin pointed out that the City is concerned about the possible impacts of outdoor activities on the adjacent residential uses; further noted that the site improvements would be a sand volleyball court, tot lot, portable buildings and landscape areas; and he also believes the correspondence has put the church on notice that they must work with staff and the residents. Mr. McLaughlin noted that the church was built before the townhomes, but advised the parking lot was not paved until approximately one year ago and the neighbors have complained from the very beginning of the parking lot's use for basketball. He also pointed out in the photos the damage done to the property line fences. Mr. McLaughlin stated the noise is very loud and feels the basketball use is during unauthorized hours. He feels the church members could use the basketball courts located at Amador High School. Further, a parking lot light is on 24-hours a day for security, and Me. McLaughlin feels this is an attraction to kids to use the court. In closing, Me. McLaughlin does not want the church to have permanent basketball courts. . Commissioner McGuirk inquired if the speaker would approve of the portable basketball hoops. Mr. McLaughlin would rather have them use the Amador High School courts, or would want the church officials to move the basketball hoops out for their use and remove them when they are finished. Commissioner Barker inquired of counsel if the Amador High School basketball courts were open to the public. Staff believed they were. Paul Wiese, 1117 Tiffany Lane, stated he feels the previous speaker's comments gave a good overall picture of the situation. However, he feels the church has not adequately policed their facilities after- hours. This then becomes a problem to the neighbors. Me. Wiese stated the residents are harassed by the high school students who use the church parking lot for school parking. They are not policed because they are not on school property. They throw trash, smoke, squeal tires, and cause traffic congestion. Mr. Wiese stated the neighbors are not against the church and their activities; they are opposed to the activities in the parking lot such as midnight basketball and football (i.e., stuffing a Nerf football through the locked metal bars on top of the nets) and using their car headlights for lighting, Bob Johnston, 1129 Tiffany Lane, stated he feels the church has not been a good neighbor because they have not fixed the fences and because of the continuing problems with the basketball courts. He feels the locked metal bars are of no value in discouraging the use of the basketball hoops after the authorized hours. He also feels the problems stemming from the basketball courts are not due . Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 June 12, 1996