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In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Arkin regarding whether a grass parking lot had been explored, Ms. Decker noted that possibility would be seriously examined when Phase 2 is examined. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Maas on whether the landscaping on Hopyard Road would remain the same, Ms. Decker confirmed that would be the case. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Reverend Ron Culmer, Director, St. Clare's Episcopal Church, asked the supporters of this project to raise their hands. He noted that this project represented the parishioners' hopes, dreams, and aspirations and added that they were ready to grow with the expansion. He noted that they had to turn people away from the last Easter service. Dave Willmore, Chairman, St. Clare's New Building Program, described the history of this project as well as the community meetings. He noted that the altered designs were imended to address the neighbors' concerns about traffic and parking. He believed that $3.5 million would be needed to complete Phase 2, and he estimated that it may take between 10-15 years to do so without any sponsorships. He anticipated that Phase 3 would follow Phase 2 in five years. Tim Mathias, project architect, described the site layout and detailed the history of the property ownership and use. He noted that the Church and the Masons shared the existing parking lot through a joint use agreement. He described the features of the expansion on the overhead screen. Part of the Phase 1 landscaping plan would be to create a planter strip on the Church's property with flowers on the outside to screen the fence and create depth. He noted that the stucco roof would be continued and that sloped metal roofing would also provide shade, color, and depth. A palette would be created to allow- the future worship space to draw from it. Chairperson Maas expressed concern that a tree may be transferred without the guarantee that it would be successful. Phil Sayer noted that he attended all the meetings before the Valley Trails Homeowners Association and spoke in opposition to this project. He did not oppose expansion of the Church in general but opposed this particular expansion. He did not agree with the suggestion of building a wall near the parking lot, which he thought might invite crime. Chuck Weidel, 7295 Valley Trails Drive, noted that he was not a member of the congregation and noted that he had attended a meeting where he and his wife were the only attendees. He added that he received a nice presentation by the Church. He believed there should be more than one entrance/exit to the properly and supported the plan. He was not concerned about noise from children and enjoyed hearing them. He believed the Church was a good neighbor and was not concerned about parking overflow on special occasions. Ken Sleason, 5920 Bryce Canyon Court, noted that his property was immediately adjacent to the proposed north parking lot. He opposed this application in its current form. He believed that the added parking should be adjacent to the existing parking and that the proposed parking layout would create light and noise problems. EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, May 11,2005 Page 2 of 5