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MiNUTES City Council May 26, 1982 Seni.or Mr. Flanson commented that Citi.zen pubLic hearing to amend Housing citiren housing in a A-3 (Cont.) the nexC step would be to call for a the zoning ordinance to allow senior area. The City C1erk reported that the Federal Government no longer xdminis- ters HUD. HUD is now administered through the State and the State has assigned this responsibility to the Metropolitan Counci.l. 1he Met Council has not yet set i.[s guidelines and regulaCions yet. The Clerk also reported that $16,000,000 has been allocated for the Metropolitan area for. senior citizen housing. Mr. Steve natson o£ Juran & Moody stated that the City should contact Briggs & Morgan with regard to the question of usi.ng bonds to purchase the property. Mr. Matson stated that this is a legal question. Mr. Fahey aslced if the area near Minnesota Street was rorted B-3. The Cl.erk replied that iC was. Mrs. Nardini asked if there would be a probl.em wi.th rezoni.ng the property. Nar<lini stated ~hat Che Attorney has already informed the Council that it cannot rezone with stipulations. Mrs. Scalze replied that this would not be a rezoning, it is an amenclmen[ to the II-3 roning district. Mr. Fahey asked if. the senior housing should be allowed in a R-3 district as a condi~ional use or a permitted use. The Planner suggested that the housing be allowed as a conditional use. Mr. Fahey i_ntroduced the following resoluCion and moved its adopCion: RESOLUTION N0. 82-5-278 - CALLING FOR A PUF3L~IC HF.ARING TO AMEND THE %ONI.NG CODE TO PERMIT SF,NIOR CITI7.F.N FIOIJSTNG LN.13-3 AREAS ON A CONDITIONAL USL' BASIS, TtIE PIJBL7:C IIFARING TO BE IIELD ON JUNE 9, 1982 The foregoi.ng resol.ution was duly seconded by Mrs. Scal.ze. Ayes (5) Fahey, Scalze, Hanson, Nardini, Forsberg. Nayes (0). Resolution decl.ared adopted. This resolution appears in Resolution Bool< No. 8, Page 230. The City Planner presented to the Council four plans for the development of the senior housi.ng. These plans a11 include a 40 unit building with approximately 560 squar.e feet allocated per unit and an additional 10% allocated for. open space. Two concerns that Che Planner addressed with the area is the surrouncling commercial zoning and the locati.on of the railroad tracks. The Planner stated th~C he tried to keep the buildi.ng away from the rai.lroad tracks. Mrs. Scalze aslced if Che City should be thinking about the possible future expansion oE the buil.di.ng. The Planner felc Chat this was a good idea. Pa~;e -2-