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City Council Meeting December 7, 2000 Page 5 will accommodate the run-off from the Home Depot parcel. Mr. Cates said all drainage will flow into ponds and no more water than present rate will flow off the property. Mr. Cates proposed a six foot fence along the back boundary. Mr. Cates said there is a creek that runs behind homes that backs up to Collegiate Drive, and as part of the design process, they are going to try to leave some of the trees and vegetation as a buffer between those homes. Mr. Cates said the tract of land in the rear of Phase II will be left as residential. Mr. Cates said under Phase I, they will not only have the screening wall or fence at the rear of the property, but there will be a retaining wall and it will range in height from seven feet down to zero feet at the far end of the property depending on the elevation. Ed Seidle, 1563 Pine Bluff Street, appeared before the City Council speaking in favor of the shopping center. Beverly Roberts, Route 1, Box 526C, also appeared before the City Council supporting the shopping center and stating it would be good for the community. Jeff Starnes, 3025 Briarwood, came forward stating that he and his neighbors were notagainstthis project, butthey have concerns regarding the shopping center. Mr. Starnes said they attended the Planning and Zoning Commission's meeting and they did voice their concerns and gave theirsuggestions, butthe Planning and Zoning Commission voted to only require low level directional lighting. Mr. Starnes said they have additional concerns that he would like to repeat tonight. One concern he and his neighbors had was that the developers were going to put a six foot wooden fence across the back of the south end of the property and he requested that it be at least a ten foot concrete or brick wall. Mr. Starnes said it would help block the unsightly appearance of the back of the property and it would help reduce the noise level, along with helping reduce the glare from the lighting. He stated that it would help reduce unwanted foot traffic. He pointed out that wooden fences do not last and gave Wal-Mart as an example. Mr. Starnes said that at the end, there was no promise of any type of retaining wall or otherwise across the back of the shopping center. Mr. Starnes stated that they did not want an entrance into the shopping centerfrom the south even though the developers do not propose an entrance from 31St N. E. at this time. He requested that the City Council vote stating that there will not be an entrance from the south. Some of the other things they asked for were restricting delivery times to