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Planning Commission June 26, 2018 Page 3 it's important for the Commission to realize there are residential properties near ERX and the area is not zoned solely for commercial use. He asked for the Commission's consideration for those property owners, many whom are elderly, to consider stricter regulations regarding safety, shorter hours of operation, the racing activity's decibel level and pollution, and he requested noise and decibel levels be measured and controlled from both vehicles and concerts. He ended with wondering the effect on property devaluation resulting from rezoning. Heidi Goodin, Director of Operations for ERX Motorpark, thanked the Commission members who were able to tour ERX since the last meeting. She requested the Commission consider simplifying the hours of operation to 2 sets of hours to follow rather than 3 sets of hours. She also requested 5 special event camping permits per year. She stated a containment plan is in the works, and was last year, and the current proposal is installing tension cables and a fence. She requested a 2 -month extension from July 26, 2018, to August 26, 2018. She proposed a 250' south and east setback on the 80 acre property, stating they allowed the track get too close to south property line, which was a mistake. She stated ERX will provide signage that there is a 250' setback. She stated they foresee about 5 motorized events per year occurring on the 80 acres. She stated they foresee about five live entertainment events per year occurring and proposed the plans for the entertainment stage be revised and direct the sound back to the terraced hill. She addressed the neighbor's concerns brought up and stated ERX will attempt to minimize anyone potentially traveling onto private property by putting only the racers on the south end of the property and placing spectator camping on the north end of the property, along with installing "no trespassing/private property" signs along the south and east property lines. She stated sewage and garbage handling is compliant with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) camping guidelines, and ERX follows the MDH's restrictions on the dumping of sewage by hiring Nelson Sanitation with specialized equipment to pump campers and portable toilets, and no sewage is allowed on the ground. She stated their track uses more garbage cans than any race track in the region, or country, to control trash and garbage, and cans are emptied daily. Rick Haugland, 21401 Highway 169, adjacent to ERY, indicated he moved here in 1994 looking for sunsets and privacy. He has watched the ERX site grow, noting events are sometimes noisy about twice a year but they provide family friendly events and always keep the place clean. He stated he has nothing bad to say about ERX. Norm Lemmon, 11216 Brook Road, questioned if Mr. Haugland really lived there. He questioned why the city can spend $4 million dollars to stop the railroad train horn noise and require by city ordinance that vehicles have mufflers on the highway, but asked why is the city approving a plan to allow noise from ERX. He stated the vehicle motors raced at ERX are 900 horsepower without mufflers and rattle his windows. He invited the Commission to come over to his house on July 13th and 14`' to hear the sound for themselves. He stated he preferred the evening schedule of ending events at either 9:00 p.m. or 10:00 p.m., but not 11:00 p.m. or 12:00 p.m. He a i E B[! l i NATURE