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and Annexation Committee October 9, 2000 Page 4 company and the recommendations on each. He utilized the map and the architectural rendering when describing each. He noted the reasons why each site was eliminated: two (2) sites both of which were ground level sites were eliminated in light of their lack of proximity to the ER/Trauma area and snow and safety concerns; the 3rd site on the top of the Bartlett Street Garage being too far from the ER/Trauma center entrance;the 4th site on the top of 73 Building not being adequately designed for the load requirements and the heating, air conditioning, ventilating equipment and other mechanicals as well as satellite equipment currently being housed in this location and the fact that the elevator cab is not built to the standards required; and the 5th site namely the Centennial Building being initially the preferred site in March of 1999 however after reviewing the structural engineering reports concluded that the additional load requirements necessary would unduly disrupt the outpatient services , physicians, cardiac care services, etc currently housed in this building as well as the extremely high cost for these structural additions. The 6th location in the center of the garage was modified in light of the proposed addition of five (5) additional floors to the Medical Foundation Building which is now pending before the Council as a rezoning. If that construction is approved it would affect the flight pattern, thus the movement of the proposed helistop to the northern part of the parking garage is being proposed. Chairperson White then called upon the Council Attorney to summarize the guidelines involved in considering a zoning special exception. The Council Attorney noted that she has provided three (3) separate Memorandums to Council Members King and Varner, Council Member White and Council Member Ujdak(copies of the October 9th memorandums attached) which address various questions raised since Council Member King's Residential Neighborhoods Committee meeting when a demonstration of the medical air ambulance was presented along with a verbal presentation by the petitioner. She noted that the petitioner has the burden of proof this evening and that the BZA recommendation is advisory in nature. The proposed special exception filed pursuant to § 21-112 of the gout)) c ltmtctpai &Oct entitled "Exceptions to All Districts" is for an "airport", and that under § 21-111 of the C4bt,the Common Council must determine that: 1. "Public health,safety and welfare will not be adversely affected by the proposed use,and it will not be detrimental to adjacent properties or to the general neighborhood. 2. The proposed use will comply with all special regulations established by this division and with all special conditions and be in harmony with the general purpose and intent of this chapter and with the Comprehensive Plan of the City". The Council Attorney further noted that additionally the Council must be cognizant of the governing zoning and planning state law in this area which provides in part that the overall purpose of zoning matters should be "...to encourage unites to improve the health, safety,convenience, and welfare of their citizens and to plan for the future development of their communities..." as further addressed in Indiana Code § 36-7-4-201. She noted that at the request of Council Member Ujdak, Chairperson of the Health and Safety Committee, she proposed various health and public safety conditions to the petitioner last week most of which have been included in Section IV of the proposed substitute bill. Chairperson White then noted that in light of the fact that another Committee meeting is