Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2010 11 18

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes October 14, 2010 Page 7 of 18 Mary Aetting, 774 W. Birch Court, stated she has been a resident since 1998 and she purchased her home for the view and open space. She stated she feels her quality of life is now endangered. Lancton stated she brought a petition signed by sixty (60) individuals and they all oppose the location of the siren and they are also impacted by the sound. Michael Menaker, 1827 Chokecherry Dr., acknowledged the neighborhood did not receive proper notice but his questions would be “Would they be happy if they had?” He also asked the Commissioners if their opinion would change if the project had been properly processed from the beginning. He stated his support of relocation if there is another site that meets the criteria. Malcolm Fleming, City Manager, requested permission to address the Planning Commission. Permission granted by Lipton. Fleming stated the cost of the actual relocation should not be an issue. He continued by stating if he thought another site was suitable he would have asked staff to move forward with the alternate site. Lipton asked if the Open Space Advisor Board had been given the opportunity to review this north location. Fleming stated they had not. Loo stated the siren is not located on open space. Lipton asked if the Harper Lake parking lot is considered open space. Fleming stated the parking lot is part of the Harper Lake site development. Schwertfeger requested the Commission enter into public record the petition presented by Lancton. Pritchard moved and Brauneis seconded a motion to enter into record the petition presented by Lancton. Motion passed by voice vote. Lipton asked for other Commission questions. Sheets requested a clarification of how frequently the sirens are tested. Goodman stated the sirens are part of the Boulder County Emergency Notification System. All sirens within the system are tested at the same time st which is the first (1) Monday in April at 10:00 AM. Sheets asked what the objections were to the Harper Lake site. Goodman stated the main objections came from the Open Space Advisory Board (OSAB) and the view from the sanctuary to open space. He stated there were residents present at the meeting but none of them spoke during public comment. Staff did recommend to OSAB the north side location of Harper Lake; however the board voted against the location for reasons of view and sound.