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<br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked about the black line on the northern edge of the site and asked <br />if this was a retaining wall. He asked Planning Manager Larson to explain this. <br /> <br />Planning Manager Larson stated it is a 4-5 foot retaining wall. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff looked for Council desire to extend the tree line to cover the retaining <br />wall length or put up a fence. <br /> <br />Dustin Reeder, 14689 Sodium Street, the President of ARAA, came forward. He shared his <br />excitement for the project. He shared the background of ARAA, the importance of youth sports <br />and what this facility would do for the community. He thanked Staff and Council for their time <br />and consideration. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked about the difference between the practice facility and tournament <br />use versus the in-house games. <br /> <br />Mr. Reeder explained that there will not be a lot of overlap between training and games based on <br />the way they are currently structured. He stated the dome will be primarily for training. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if there was a requirement from the league to host a number of <br />meets or if it was a voluntary choice. <br /> <br />Mr. Reeder explained that there are not requirements for these meets or tournaments. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht thanked Mr. Reeder for attending the meeting and for all of the hard work <br />he has put into this. He shared his excitement for this. <br /> <br />Matt Kuker, PSD Land Development, came forward and shared concerns of this dome being <br />severely under-parked. He stated that he sent a letter to the Council and did studies on surrounding <br />cities' sports domes and their parking. He stated that if this is just a practice facility he does not <br />have as much of a concern. He stated that he would like to see a fence around the facility. <br /> <br />Scott Baumgardner, 5850 169th Avenue Northwest, came forward and shared that he was the <br />former ARAA President and volunteer. He advocated for Mr. Reeder and the ARAA and what <br />they do for the community. He noted many of the benefits of the facility. He shared that he read <br />the parking and traffic analysis and shared his findings on how this affects the parking. He <br />addressed Mr. Kuker’s concerns. He stated that if there are parking issues it will be addressed. He <br />shared that there are volunteers who have raised millions of dollars for this facility and this <br />organization is something to be proud of. He shared the grant and aid offered through ARAA. <br /> <br />Mr. Kuker came forward and shared that they pay lots of tax dollars to the City to protect their <br />businesses and investments. He shared that in the industrial park there is close to $30,000,000 <br />invested and this is where his concern is. He stated he would feel better about this if no tournaments <br />were allowed at the facility or there was a limit on the number per year that can be held. <br /> <br />City Council / February 14, 2023 <br />Page 8 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />