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Board oiAdjustment September C. 1986 Page 8 He further raised the question of whether Group Health, the Church, or the City would be liable in the event of an accident. In response to a question from Mr. Hoagland, Mr. Giuntoli stated that the request for more 1,prking space resulted from Group Health's application for a building permit, in which it was discovered that they no longer had adequate parking space and would have to provide it in order to obtain their building permit. In response to a question from Mr. Hoagland, Mr. Giuntoli stated that Group Health had offered last May to build a crosswalk, signage or whatever the Public Works Department wanted, and the recommendation which came back from the City Engineering Department was against that, so he is uncertain what else they could do there in order to address public safety and still obtain their building permit in a timely manner. Additionally, he pointed out that the parking across the street, i.e. at Temple Baptist Church, will be used exclusively by employees, and Group Health believes they will "learn to negotiate the street". His assumption is that they will go to the lighted intersection. Thirty-five staff would be utilizing the leased parking spaces. In response to a question from Everett Miller regarding future availability of parking, Mr. Giuntoli stated that Group Health would have to find space from an adjoining property owner within 300 feet of Group Health. In response to a comment from Marie Sullivan that some patients would inevitably end up using parking spaces in the leased lot across the street at the Church, Mr. Giuntoli answered that that is not Group Health's intention, and furthermore, some of the staff are currently parking in Fred Meyer's lot. He also pointed out that Group Health's leqal department had prepared the lease document which holds the Church blameless in the event of an accident. Chairman Hoagland asked Everett Miller whether he could vote on this case at this point. Mr. Miller answered no and requested a month delay in order to more carefully consider the question of public safety. Motion: Everett Miller formally offered o motion to table this matter for further investigation by the City, especially with reference to the City's liability if someone were injured crossing the street. The motion was seconded by Marie Sullivan. Ross Hoagland commented that he concurs because the Board feels the City has not looked into this as deeply as it could have. Further, he commented that this would give Pastor Stave an opportunity to investigate their tax status. Vote: Unanimous in favor of tabling this matter until the October meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:34 p.m I-ML Jeea,�_ Dennis L. Derickson Secretary