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Mike Serrano, 4835 Golden Road, displayed a PowerPoint presentation detailing his opposition to the proposed expansion, which he believed would make the neighborhood unsafe for pedestrians, bicyclists, and children. He believed the Church should reposition the facility, and the City should allow a pass-through to their Del Valle Parkway parking lot. Jimy Uranwala, 4803 Del Valle Parkway, did not believe there was adequate parking and believed the Church would add extra activities, which would lead to increased traffic congestion on the street. He did not believe the traffic would not be affected. He did not want to restrict the Church’s activities but was concerned that the adjacent neighbors would be boxed in by the expansion. Heather Brillhart, 5017 Golden Road, expressed concern about potential traffic issues and noted that she had two small children. She would like them to be able to play in their front yard safely or walk to school. She displayed a series of photos taken from the homes surrounding the Church. The only home with any kind of view of the Church was 5077 Golden Road, across the street from the Church. She did not believe it was reasonable that the green space was not expected to mature for another 15 years and did not want her neighborhood to look like a business park. She believed the parking lot should be relocated away from Golden Road and hoped they would work with the neighborhood. She did not believe the Church’s financial concern should be the burden of the surrounding neighbors. Jacki Martin, 5029 Golden Road, noted that when she purchased her home in 1975, traffic was terrible, and Del Valle Parkway had been promised. She and her husband were still concerned about the traffic issues as well as the increased size of the buildings. She was concerned about increased usage of the buildings and whether they would be rented out to non-Church activities. She would like the berm to be adequately high, and for the plants to be 15 gallons, not five gallons. She would also like to see fast-growing vegetation. She was not concerned about short-term parking on the street during Sunday services. Mr. Mattheis noted that the church was mandated with replacing the temporary buildings with permanent facilities that were more attractive to the whole neighborhood. He added that the size would not increase exponentially and that this was a replacement in kind of the same square footage for the same number of children in the classrooms. The internal lobby and circulation space would be increased, as would adequate office and work space. He wished to assure the neighbors that the expansion would not overrun the neighborhood. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner O’Connor believed this was an integral part to the question regarding the connection of the parking lots. He believed there was value to having the ability to get the large parking lot closer to a main arterial rather than to a residential road. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES September 13, 2006 Page 20 of 23