Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/28/2022

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Jason Patrow, 16209 Sapphire Street NW, noted the 15-inch culvert going down Variolite noting that it may be pitched in the wrong direction. He referenced the potential to decrease the pipe from the basin from 30 inches to 15 inches which seems logical but means that more water would build up in the pond or spill over. He stated that the pond is not designed for the future expansion. He referenced the north side donated property noting that part of the drainage would go into the donated park land. He referenced the added tree removal for the expanded pond and commented that the pond is only designed to a 10-year storm event, and not a 100-year event. He referenced the parent pick-up/drop-off, noting that if there is stacking for 46 vehicles, that would still leave 150 vehicles off -site. He recognized that there is not much concern for drop-off as that cycles quickly but had concern with parent pick-up times. He stated that there was a comment that 15 buses would be used and noted a previous comment that there would be 12 buses. He did not believe there would be space for 12 to 15 buses. He noted that if there are buses in the identified area, visitors could not get out from those spaces. He stated that if there were a right -in for buses off Variolite that would provide additional space for staging the buses. He asked how an emergency vehicle would access the site during the time when buses are staged, and parents are waiting for pick-up. He referenced the noise study and noted that only addressed the PA system and did not address the HVAC equipment. He stated that the bigger issue with noise would be from those attending the games rather than the PA system. He asked for other uses of the field, such as band practice. Acting Chairperson Gengler asked which future expansion plan the resident mentioned. Mr. Patrow commented that there are two areas which reflect space for future expansion of the school. City Administrator Hagen stated that even though there are areas marked for potential future expansion, the applicant would need to come back to show how the site could support such expansion and treat additional stormwater. Cindy McKay, 7855 157th Avenue NW, commented that they moved to Ramsey because it was what they could afford and commented that it has become a nice community. She believed that the combination of the park, church and school would be a great combination for this area. She believed that the water issues in the area would improve with the treatment that would be added through this development. She encouraged the community to continue to build and grow and believed that this school would be an amenity for the City and its residents. Ron Lindenberg, 7600 163rd Lane NW, stated that he is not an engineer and asked if those studies completed were based on a 100-year storm event. He stated that things do not operate in the optimum conditions currently. He stated that without accounting for a 100-year storm event, plus flooding, he has concerns with impacts to properties. He commented that the concern is whether the land would operate as it should after being developed to ensure the water is properly managed. He stated that he would also want assurance that the church would properly manage its water if a development application were to come forward in the future. Dan Goepfert, 7601 163rd Lane, expressed the same concerns as the previous speaker with the water problems. He believed that this should be tabled until the water concerns could be addressed. Planning Commission/ June 23, 2022 Page 11 of 19