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1 The Councilmember persisted in her argument that having an all brick 1 building gave a "much finer and more substantial, permanent appearance, s besides being much easier to keep up." When she said she perceived all 4 the developers who had been approached to construct the project 5 understood perfectly well at the start that the City wanted all brick 6 buildings, she was reminded that the buildings which had originally been 7 approved for the project had not been all brick. Gene Nelson, 8 President of Lang/Nelson Companies, reiterated that the developers had 9 already undertaken improvements in the project which were twice as 10 expensive as those for the project the City had originally planned. 11 He said the buildings had been downsized to give them a more 12 interesting appearance and any further expenses would not be 13 economically feasible. He reiterated that he "didn't want these 14 buildings to look like the six or seven story Kenzington, but rather to 15 fit better into the residential environment around the project with 16 their own character which would increase their rentability." It was his 17 opinion that the amount of wood they proposed on the two larger 18 buildings with the roof drops and separated entrances would add to 19 rather than detract from the character of the buildings and would 20 achieve more of the look the Council wanted than two more three story 21 brick buildings with roof tops straight across. He disagreed with 22 Councilmember Nakowske's assumption that upkeep would be related to the 23 exterior materials, but said that it rather would be related to the 24 style and the physical structure of the property and the people who are 25 operating it. He pointed out that the majority of the project 26 exterior would still be brick and reiterated that he thought the wood 27 sections would add "stature, texture, and character" to the whole project. 29 The Councilmember agreed that she "loved the villa look", but found it 30 difficult to give up the brick. Councilmember Ranallo told her he 31 wanted the brick also but preferred having this project to a "box style" 32 which the City would get with all brick. 33 Mr. Childs reported that the change in the Redevelopment Agreement to 34 accept less brick would have to be handled by the Housing and 35 Redevelopment Authority. 36 Council Action 37 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to amend the Development Concept 38 Plan and Detail Plan under the P.U.D. section of the City Zoning 39 Ordinance as proposed by Lang/Nelson Associates dated November 4, 1988 40 for Phase 3 of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project. 41 Voting on the motion: 42 Aye: Enrooth, Sundland, Marks, Ranallo. 43 Nay: Makowske. 44 Iwo] Motion carried.