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rd Kristi Haight, 7600 163 Lane NW, Ron’s wife, asked why can’t the existing football field at Central Park be used. She suggested the City share the space and build the football field there, then they could move the school back and preserve the existing trees that would be cut down with the ten foot easement. She asked if the trees would be cut down if the trail goes in. st Danielle Holder, 7826 161 Avenue NW, stated she lives across the street from Central Park and down the road from the proposed school. She stated the plan was for the school to go in but in looking at the site plan she felt it was too big of a project for the space. She questioned if there was enough money to properly control the water, noise and lights through engineering. She supported removing the football field to resolve some of these issues and felt it doesn’t fit next to the neighborhood. th Cynthia McKay, 7855 157 Avenue NW, stated she could see the Central Park lights from her kitchen window four blocks away. She stated she moved to Ramsey to be part of a community and having a church, school and stadium together seems like a good community. She thought it was a good plan. As far as the watershed she trusted the engineers and thought they would do a good job. Amanda Patrow, 16209 Sapphire Street NW, right off Variolite, stated the traffic is still a concern st because it could mean 450 cars turning off of Variolite or Armstrong onto 161 and it wouldn’t make sense that the flow of traffic would work. She stated at the Planning Commission meeting concerns were raised about the parent pick up line and the need for space for 197 vehicles and asked where the vehicles would go. She stated pick up at Brookside is a mess. She stated this is her neighborhood and Variolite is the only way for her to get there. She stated she supported removing the football field to allow extra space for the school, parent pick up and busses. She also expressed concern about the retention ponds and water run-off. She asked for consideration and protection for existing families in the neighborhood. Jason Patrow, 16209 Sapphire Street NW, expressed concerns about the watershed and the retention plan design which he felt currently doesn’t work and attempts to make revisions have spilled into church land resulting in plans to remove more trees. He expressed concerns that the school wouldn’t be able to afford to follow a plan that would be costly but solve the problem properly. He stated the traffic study was done over Easter break so wasn’t the normal amount of traffic and didn’t take into consideration the future traffic from the residential building project north on Variolite. He didn’t feel the intersections would pass under normal conditions. He stated having another access point would provide a staging area for parent pick up because there isn’t enough space on site. He expressed concern about the noise from the stadium and the roof top air conditioners. He asked if this has been presented to the Fire Marshall for a safety review and stated there is no room during peak time for emergency responders to make it through the property. He answered the question about taking the trees out to make room for the trail on the north side. He referenced a note that was put in recently about Blandings turtles which are a protected species in Minnesota that are in the wetlands which he thought may effect construction. He stated several concerns and comments that haven’t been addressed but the plans have come up for approval. He stated he and others weren’t against having a high school in Ramsey but didn’t feel this is the proper location for it. City Council /July 12, 2022 Page 14 of 22