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Heather Brillhart, 5017 Golden Road, spoke in opposition to this project and agreed with the previous statements made by her neighbors. She noted that when she bought her home in 2001, she did not receive a disclosure with respect to the Church. She liked the location relative to all levels of schools and noted that many children walked through her neighborhood to get to school. She noted that peak traffic times for her neighborhood started half an hour before and after school hours, and the Sonshine preschool start and end times coincided with those times as well. She was very concerned about the traffic congestion on her residential street. She noted that the current plan allowed the preschool to continue without interruption, and she did not agree that its location was beneficial to the neighborhood. She noted that the parking lot to Hopyard Road was eliminated when the sanctuary was extended. She believed the Del Valle Parkway parking lot was a safer parking and traffic alternative and should not be decreased. She did not have a positive impression of the neighborhood meetings with the Church and did not feel the Church representatives were interested in working with the neighborhood. She appreciated the alternatives put forth by the Planning staff but did not feel they addressed the traffic concerns of the neighborhood. She added that they did not follow the recommendations made to the Church by Commissioners during the Planning workshop, such as a left-hand turn pocket off of Del Valle Parkway into the parking lot. Other possibilities were closing a driveway on Golden Road as well as a driveway off of Hopyard Road. She believed the new structure was nice, but not necessary. She did not believe the proposal was in the best interest of the neighborhood and that it did not address the safety concerns of the neighborhood. She noted that the 1999 Master Plan had not been approved and urged denial of this proposal. Kenneth Cook, 4917 Golden Road, noted that he supported his neighbors’ comments and spoke in opposition to this project. He objected to the removal of two dozen trees, and valued the quiet character of his neighborhood. He had informally surveyed the larger parking lot, which was one-third to one-half full. He estimated that there would be about two dozen new vehicles in the parking lot due to workers during construction, which he expected would present safety issues with respect to dropping off and picking up the children. He noted that he did not mind street parking but was concerned that the trucks would take up a lot of space. He inquired where the larger vehicles would turn around or wait for access to the project site; he was concerned that they would use residential areas, adding to the congestion on Golden Road. He was very concerned that there would be considerable noise impacts in the neighborhood during the construction time, plus the 18-month extension, going into summer of 2008. He was concerned that his quiet, tree-lined neighborhood would no longer be quiet and would have fewer trees. He implored the Commission to find a way to allow the neighborhood to maintain its quality of life. Barbara Lee, 5065 Golden Road, noted that she lived directly across the street from the Church and added that when she moved in, the Church was smaller with a better and safer traffic flow. She spoke in opposition to this project and was very concerned about the traffic flow. She noted that the excess traffic has been forced onto her small residential street. She believed that the proposal for less parking on Del Valle Parkway would create more traffic congestion on Golden Road, diminishing the safety on that street. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 24, 2007 Page 17 of 24