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-- "firra Mathias, project architect, described the site layout and detailed the history of the property ownership and use. He noted that the Church acid 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 ba 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 acid that sloped metal rooting would also provide shade, color, and depth. A palette would be created to allow the future worship space to draw from ii. Chairperson Maas expressed concern that a tree may be tran sfarrad without tree guaraaitee that it would be successfu7_ 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. Ha did not agree with the suggestion of building a wall near the parking lot, which he thought azaight invite crime. Chuck Weidel, 7295 Valley Trails Drive, noted that he was not a member of the congregation and noted that ]ic had attended a niceting whore ha and his wife ware 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 property and supported the plan. He was not concerned about noise from children acid enjoyed hearing them- He __ _ believed the CJhurch was a good neighbor and was not concerned about parking overflow on spacial 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. Ha believed that the added parking should be adjacent to the existing parking and. that the proposed parking layout would create light and noise problems. Ted Crowton, 6013 Acadia Court, noted that he lived across the street from the Church and on ginally supported the Church_ He does not support the expansion at this time and did not have good experiences dealing with the Church. He objected to the amount of parking expansion- Staves Yuffa, 4979 [Dolores Drive, spoke in support of this application and noted that he was not a member of this congregation. He noted. that he was the scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 9013., wlzicl-i is sponsored by St_ L'lare's. "1'he troop, which has 102 xraeanbers, meets at Harte Middle School instead of its sponsor's location due to lack of space- Carl Pretzel, 3633 Glacier Court, spoke in opposition to this item and submitted. a letter with his comments. 1-le expressed concern that if Phase I were approved, it would lock in the rest of the expansion and would be harmful to the community. He believed that this project violated the General Plaai by not n-aaintaining the local character of the neighborhood. He was very concerned about traffic and noise. Ha objected to the bright orange contractor's fancy at the daycare site rcmai Wing on the sites after the work had bean PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 11, 2005 Page 10 of 16