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REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 199 Present: Lynn Matteson, Mayor George Shavor Art Lindig John Rysgaard E. B. Rowley Ralph Van Hoven Frank Graham, attorney Absent: None J; The meeting was called to order at 7:l~0 p.m. The minutes of the regular meeting of Novem- ber 8 were read and approved. The minutes of the special meeting of November 10 were read and approved. _ University of The hearing~on the request for rezoning by the University of Pinnesota Minnesota was called. Mayor Matteson read the notice of the hearing. The University Request for has requested that certain property on Snelling Avenue as described in Rezoning the request (150 feet immediately south of Hollywood Court) be rezoned from Farm Residence to Residence A and that certain other property on Snelling Avenue as described in the request (just north of the Fair Grounds) be rezoned from Farm Residence to Residence C. Mx'. Bradford, Attorney for the University, stated the University wished to have the property rezoned to enable it to sell the property should they have a buyer. The 150 feet to be rezoned Residence A would serve as a buffer between Hollywood Court and the property requested rezoned C. Adam Ackerman, 16U~ Hollywood Court, questioned the purpose of the r ezon- ing. D. J• Cochrane, 1589 H.C• thought it inadvisable to request rezoning be- fore selling the property. Felt the property should all be rezoned A. H• J. Isaksen, 1582 H•C• opposed to the rezoning to C. Felt the property to be rezoned A to serve as a buffer would be ineffectual. Would be in favor of a petition to rezone entire area to Residence A• A. L. Greenlet', 1597 H.C• also felt all the property should be rezoned A. Harvey Ackerman, 1511 H.C.; Harry panzer, 1603 H.C.; 'N• E. Yost, 1590 H.C•; Mrs. Carol Newman, 1598 H•C•; H• Miller, 1608 H.C.; H. Hedstrom, 1570 North Snelling; A. S. Hogan, 1576 North Snelling, all spoke stating they were bitterly opposed to the request for rezoning of this property to Class C. Mayor Ma#~teson advised the Council would take the matter under advisement and the hearing was declared closed. Temporary Mayor Matteson was served with a temporary injunction restraining the Injunction Council from taking any action on the petition presented by Mr. Stepnitz. The injunction did not restrain the Council from holding the hearing. Accordingly Mayor Matteson read the notice of the hearing. It was re- Stepnitz quested that Parcel A and parcel B as described in the petition be re- petition zoned from Farm Residence to Residence C. Mr. Stepnitz and Attorney Bouthilet spoke in favor of the rezoning as they felt the property was suited for the purpose to which they wished to put it.