CCMin_83Apr20_Special/Public_Hearing

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1 T~~TNTES SPECIAL CITY CGUTti~IL T~~TIidv/PUBLIC F,:~,T'cIT~i APriIL 2G, 198; PAGE ~ the Tinutes of the Special T~~eetizig of Apr3.1 G, 1983 be approved as presented. T~Zotior~ carried unanimously. A letter from ~.~?e T~u.nnesota Pol~.uticn Control Agency regarding open burn- ing was noted. Shirley Cheneweth stated that in a conversation ti~-ith J,im Klassen, he indicated that the City will. be allowed to use Fa~.ccr. Heights School.. grounds and the utilit3* shed for su;nrier recreation. i-:e also advised that Group 1~ has purchased Lake G~.*assa Schoo3. :=.nd the plans are for the present tenants, Vo Tech 91.6 and DAC, to relocate in the Falcon Heights School sometime in Juiy. The Clerk Administrator was directed tc contact the School District; to learr_ more regarding use of the school by the prospecj.ive tenants. :ayor ti~ar?~entien opened the Public Hearing on the rezoning request from the Charles Hawkins Estate at 8:3G P.i. H -3e presented tree Affidavit of Publication, Affidavit of Pc sting and Certificate of T~.ailir~g. James T~iaenr~er, First National. Dank of H ~d.nneapolis, informed that the Estate does not have a specific use for the property at this time, but are requesting rezeni rte; for the follo~^.n~; reasor_s: (1) to clarify the current zoning situation, which is not. three separate classifications, B-lA, Ft-2 and H t-l; (2) it would be compat.ibl_e with the neighboring properties; and (3) rezoning to B-lA at this time would establisr~ the use for the future. It would benefit the City as it would provide a higher ta:~ base, allows the Estate more flexibility in marketing the property, and x:3.11 eliminate any future conflict acid proble?r,s that might arise. Walter Northrup, 191.12 Summer Street, felt that the citizens and the Council should recognize tH -.at in appro~>ing 'the rezoning, the City is allowing the land to be used for whatever the busy>er may choose. He pointed out that this is adjacent to Cit~> property and the City would loose control over the property if it is rezoned. rH ark Ascerno, 18?1 Tatum,, felt the Estate would gain flexibility by the rezoning and the City would le se flexibility . Therefore, he objected to the rezoning at this time. rlarald Nilsen, 1_?9;~ Tatum, felt the First Nats.onal Bank had been candid with the reasons for the rezoning a.nd that K-1. and H-2 zoning is no longer realistic for this property. Say>or y~~arkentien reminded the people in attendance that t~~hen American :ihelterts plan for deve~_apment was considered, the Falcon tivoods residents felt that development in tree nature of another Hez~.lett-Packard T,~ould be desirable. 3y approving the rezoning and maki.tig the property viable for sale would provide this opportunity. He also advised when property is rezoned to B-lA, a lesser use could be made cf the property, for example, a retirement home, condominiums or 1wwnh~cU.ses. ~~ PCA LETTr% T~CTED F ALCCTd :iEIGH iTS SCHOOL tJS PUbiIC r,T=mar r H ~.Ent~_1Vu Gt 11ta~vrliT~J ts:c~ZGi~`IH TG T;.ist~lir.5 T ~~ri~,Tr.tc NGP,,TrH n,UP, 191,2 SUT`tT~:T~ R~~p~ ~~.. ~„_„ a'Ji'i~Lia 11uVL1 ai.TY~i~ l8 71 ~i'ATUi~i . :yActiGLD NILSET 179'; TATUr1 ~YCtt ~r~ARKENTIEN Carolyn Gay, 1.930 Suruner Street, felt that historicall~r property is not CAiiULYIQ GAY/ used for a different purpose ether than Tr~hat it was zoned because B-1A H ~AYGF~; has more value. H ~ayor ~~°~ar'_~.entien referred to Larpenteur H ~Tanor as a case T~TAEH ~`T1E.~ in point when the property was zoned commercial and used for apartment buildin~s. Ji;n i~aenner replied that try oaf~ o~ E~tat~edhas been ~o liquida e the assets as they c?o nod wal:~ ~o ~,e ln~e fan evelopren