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MINUTES City Council Nov. 13, 1985 Cardinal/ Mrs. ldinters indicated that they do not intend to sell their properties Rutzick for a long time. Proposal (Cont.) Blesener indicated that he wants the Winters to understand. that they do not have to sell any property to P4r. Rutzick if they do not want to. Fahey indicated. that the Council may be agreeable to rezoning the Winter property if they provide a 100 foot buffer as Mr. Rutzick is providing. P9r. Milo Wolf asked for the width of the buffer. Fahey explained that the buffer would be 100 feet wide, 75 feet of which would be natural and up to 25 feet adjacent to the building could be groomed with plantings. Mr. t~lolf asked what security the City would provide Iona Lane as he felt that Iona Lane ~HOUId be losing its privacy and that the woods would be attracting people. Mr. Blesener did not feel that these apartments u~ould i have many children. o&1-ese~~-di-c+-r~c~~-sa~-~-1-~'~-°~--~~~-w~-~Y-_}~"~~°'0°~~~'.------ on ~correct res 85->>-549 Mr. Blesener did not fee there woul.d be a 1ot of activity in the woods apartmnbs . . Fahey asked if the developer would be adverse to putting up a privacy fence. Fahey felt that a fence ~~iould take away from the natural beauty of the area, but felt that if a problem arose, a fence could be required. Mr. Ted Ber~strom suggested that the apartments be designated for senior citizens. Mrs. Scalze agreed and stated that there is a need for this type of housing. Mr. Sherman Rutzick replied that he looked into this possibility and that there is no financing available nor any interest for the housing. Jim Rutzick indicated that they did narket studies on this possibility. Mr. Sherma.n Rutzick pointed out that Roseville has a big project of this type going up. Scalze stated that there is a need for senior housing for those that do not qualify to get into the subsidized housing. Scalze indicated that there are many of these seniors in Little Canada who are interested in this housing and do not want to leave the area. Scalze felt that if the City has to have more multiple units, they should be filling a need that exists in the City. Scalze felt that the need lies with the senior ~vho do not qualify for Section £3 housing. Fahey stated that he felt that the apartment buildings were a reduced use of the property given its commercial zoning. Mr. Bergstrom expressed concern tha.t the 6Jinter property ~as involved in the proposal. Fahey reported that this was suggested due to the problem that exists on the south of Iona Lane with the Steneroden property. Fahey felt that in the long run the Iona Lane people would be happier with this buffer zone than ending up with mini-storage or something else on the property. Page -7-