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that the church has its own plans for development and there have been conversations about a shared <br /> parking agreement. He stated that they have facilitated shared parking between charter schools <br /> and churches in the past as the peak hours differ for the uses. He provided details on financing for <br /> the project, noting that public charter schools are issued through bonds by the State of Minnesota <br /> and not the Cite of Ramsey, altlhon-11i the Cite would need to approve the bonds. He clarified that <br /> the City of Ramsey would not be providing any financing for the project. He hoped that the <br /> Commission considered approval of the actions before it tonight so that PACT can continue to <br /> meet the needs of the students and families in Ramsey. <br /> Commissioner Peters asked if there would be enough parking for sporting events. He stated that <br /> currently when there are games,people are parked on the side of the roads and in many different <br /> places. <br /> Mr. Fincher stated that this is a sketch plan and therefore early in the process,therefore a detailed <br /> analysis has not been done for parking needs. He stated that there is a benefit to having a shared <br /> parking agreement with the future church development as that would provide-additional parking <br /> for those events. <br /> Commissioner Anderson asked for more information on other schools in residential areas. <br /> Mr. Fincher provided two examples of charter schools recently constructed within residential <br /> settings in Brooklyn Park and White Bear Lake. He stated that he could provide additional <br /> examples if desired. <br /> Commissioner Anderson commented that he would be interested in seeing the expanded list. He <br /> asked how the noise and lights would be mitigated. <br /> Mr. Fincher commented that they would be interested in pursuing the noise and light studies as <br /> mentioned by staff as PACT would like to be a good neighbor. He again noted that this is early in <br /> the process, and they will look into buffering and site layout as well. <br /> Gayle Graw, 7930 161St Avenue NW, stated that the school has stated that its goal is to address its <br /> future waiting list and need for a facility to include more students, yet they are building on every <br /> square foot of a lot which would not allow for future expansion. She commented on the traffic <br /> implications as well as the problems that will arise from noise and lighting. She stated that this lot <br /> would be completely built out from the beginning which would not create opportunity for future <br /> expansion. <br /> r <br /> Danielle Holder, 7826 161s' Avenue NW, stated that residents were given seven days to prepare <br /> for this meeting. She stated that she has heard that PACT wants to be a good neighbor and needs <br /> to expand,but it is a disservice to the school and community to not make it clear what can and will <br /> happen here. She stated that if built to capacity she would estimate 600 students. She noted that <br /> 161 st is already stressed from the activities of Central Park. She stated that people park along their <br /> yards and smoke in the boulevard as there is no smoking in the park. She asked how the road <br /> would accommodate the park traffic along with school traffic. She stated that when the bus comes <br /> down the road to collect children, traffic speeds up to pass the bus. She believed there would be <br /> Planning Commission/February 24,2022 <br /> Page 6 of 26 <br />