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r-iT.NU~rtts Ciey Co~a~cil. Sepc< l4, 19f13 Good Neighbor 6calze reported Chat i.n 1943 a three year morat.ori.um ~aas place<1 Home Care on nursing horne consCruct:~i.on. The def:i.ni.tion ot nursing ~~ome under Center (Cont:.) Star..e 1aw i.s a home of 5 beds or more. '7'herefore, Good Nei;hbor's 11ome wou].d not Eal.l under Che State 1a~a as :Lt has 4 beds. N(r.s. Sca].ze ,tatecl tl~at in hcr opi.n:ion this home could not he constructed under the moratorium i.f :iP. had f.i.ve beds. t4rs. Scalre poi_nted out [:hat Good \ei_~;hbor wqi.ild be payi.na the Nursi.ng Service £or i.nspecti.o~~s and i.F, T.l~ere wzls a problem the Service would ~o t:o t1_~ie St:ate and the State would. have no jur~i.sdicCion as :[t i_s a 4 becl homc. Scalie staCe<t that she found t:l~ere is erioug;h concern about smaller homes that: ].e~;i.slati.ve worl< i.s being x'equested f.or 19f~4. Mrs. Scalze stated that she fee7.s zon~in~ is very sacced end po~im:ed out t:l'iat t.he f~.irst senior c~i.Cizen housing project u7as t,:urnec.l down because thc property bei.ng considered d:id not have the proper zoninf;. ~1rs. Sceilze stated that slie did not feel the situation fe~~l. under Secti.on ~E62 of the Sr_ate Statutes. Scalze comment:ed that Good Nei.~;!~boi flomes are speci.al. She ~il.so commented t?zat if. the Counci.l. F~els thi.s i.s a~ood thing, thece sl,~oul.ci be a text amendment to the C:i.ty Ordinances and th~is Cype. of home should be aLl.owecl anywhere ~i^ the Ci.Cy. PQc, 6~r:ildfan~; pointed out that efFect:~i.ve next a7arch tk~e Certif:ieate of. Nee.d Act wi11 be repealed. Mrs. Scalze a~lced if a nrivate n~ya~nn patient betcame a piibl.ic payi.ng patient i:E in some homes that, patient would I~ave to cl~~ange homes. Mr. W1.l.df:~mg; rep7.i.ed that that is true, Mr. Sdi.ldi~n~; comme.nted thnt hir.. Ad1er did noC consj.der the people who need Chi.s type of home as beinp needy because they coul.d afford to pay for ~i_t. Wi.ldf.an~; sCrzted thaC these people are neeciy because Chey are hand~icapped or have special health c2re needs. Idildfang stated that t:hi.s i.s not a facility thaC evecyone can aEf.ord, but there are people who orant. i.t. A1rs< 6calze a;;ai.n stat;ed that if thi.s is whak the Cowic~i'I. wanCS, t:.here should be a texC arnendment to put i.t.: in t:he Cocle, `~'~r, Wildf.ang replied tAat that is a poli.cy decision of the Comzcil.. Good Neighbor wants to bui.l.d thi.s home because iL :i., nee<lec'. ?~?:i.ldfang Felt Chat the restricti.ve covenant was the best: way to kiandle Che si.tuat~Lon. Mr, I~orsberg commenCed that the argument :is the ].ocation of the home Pa~;e -1/~-