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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES January 20,1976 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Letourneau at 7:39 P.M. The oath of office was administered at 7:40 P.M. by Jim Fornell, Adm. Asst., to Wil Johnson, Ken Hiebel, George Marks, Richard Letourneau, Wm. Bowerman, Jerry Cowan and Richard Rymarchick who are all incumbent members of the Board. Harry Lekson was also present. Mr. Fornell invited the Board to attend the joint meeting of the Council and the Board with the City Planner, Mr. Howard Dahlgren at 5:30 P.M. February 10th for consideration of the new zoning ordinance. Mr. Johnson presented the names of Mr. Bowerman and Mr. Hiebel as Chairman and Chairman Pro Tem, respectively, to serve during the calendar year of 1976 and Mr. Cowan seconded the nominations. Motion by Mr. Marks, seconded by Mr. Cowan to close nominations and accept the slate of Bowerman and Hiebel as Chairman and Chairman Pro Tem for 1976. Motion carried unanimously. It was agreed that the precedent had been set to rotate the positions of Chairman and Chairman Pro Tem each year hereafter. Expressions of appreciation were then offered to Mr. Letourneau and Mr. Marks for the excellent service they had given the Board in these positions the past year. Mr. Fornell left the meeting to attend the Human Relations meeting. Mr. Bowerman assumed the chairmanship of the meeting and opened the Public Hearing at 8:00 P.M. for consideration of the Bryant Investment Company application to erect a two story building for offices and shops at what is approximately 2651 Kenzie Terrace. Mr. Richard Ernst, 2841 Johnson St. N.E. identified himself as the prospective partner and builder of the project for which he was requesting the above developed lot be rezoned from a R-1 and C to C -Commercial to allow the construction of a two story building designed for professional offices and retail shops. He said the latter might possibly be a beauty nbarber- and flower shop as well as a delicatessan carry -out business similar to the Brothers Delicatessens. The builder then presented site plans including landscaping and parking plans to the Board and about a dozen interested residents including those who signed the attached petition; Mr. & Mrs. Paul Wehr, Mr. George Moore, Mr. Gordon Culhane) as well as Mrs. Virginia Kieffer, Mr. Martin Frederick, Mr. Joe Schluender and Mr. Archie Whiting who also reside on 27th Avenue N.E. which borders the property in question. Mr. Ernst told them all access to the building would be provided by the existing curb cuts on Kenzie Terrace and that he thought the five foot berm and six inch concrete curbing which he planned as a boundary for his 70 stall parking lot would prevent the use of the alley to the rear as an exit as well as provide a shield for the residences to the west. He promised a more detailed landscaping plan with