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2 +s. Cagan then told the Council that the Board's recommendation to them Would have to be for denial of the rezoning request, if specific usage could not be restricted. The Attorney suggested one solution to the dilemma might be for the City to enter into an agreement with the developers, Mr. Ernst and the Bryant Investment Company, which would prohibit their use of the land for specific commercial enterprises with the covenant running with the land. When Mayor Miedtke told the Council that h1r. Ernst had requested the Council to table action on his request for two weeks, the following motion was made: Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Haik to table action on the request from Bryant Investment Co, to rezone from R-1 to Commercial Plat 63507, Parcel 7620 (approximately 2651 Kenzie Terrace) to allow the construc- tion of a two story building designed for professional offices and retail shops. Motion carried unanimously. Certificates of honorary citizenship were presented to two foreign students who make their homes with St. Anthony families and attend school here this year under American Field Service sponsorship. Mayor Miedtke introduced Brigitte Frtho from Switzerland who has become a member of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ostebee, 3406 Highcrest Road.while she attends St. Anthony High School and presented the certificate to her. Councilman Sauer introduced Oscar Pena, the student from Columbia, South America who is a member of the Sauer family while attending school this year and made the certificate presen- tation to him. The meeting was recessed at 7:45 PM and reconvened by the Mayor at 8;01 PM for a Public Hearing on the proposed uses for Community Development Bl,)ck Grant funds which are allocated to the City, Consideration was given to 15 possible projects which had resulted from suggestions from the Council, residents and staff for the funds which Mr. Dulgar said were now estimated to be $22,500. Mr. Fornell said he had ascertained from his contacts with Hennepin County that several suggested projects would probably not qualify for funding. These included the purchases of either a larger snow thrower or ice surfacing machine,repair of the warming house roof; tennis court construction; an outdoor band concert shell; the pedestrian foot- bridge over 37th Ave. NF or the redevelopment of the St. Anthony Shopping Center. Since the funds are primarliy intended to benefit lower and middle income segments of the community, it was felt that the senior citizens of St. Anthony would be the group to which that criteria for use could best be applied. Mrs. Mast' Hoffman, 3616 Coolidge St. NE, and Mr. Tom Shaeffer of the T.A.P. 29th Committee spoke in favor of using the funds for tree plantings with Mr. Shaeffer indicating the desire of his committee to confer with City officials regarding the feasibility of the residents of 29th Ave. NE contributing a portion of the cost of planting trees on that street if the remainder of the project were financed from the grant funds. The Attorney pointed out that 35% of the property owners affected or four fifths of the Council would have to indicate their approval of this proposal if it was to be financed by assessments. Mr. Dennis Engle, Chairman of Welfare and Safety of the PTSA Wilshire Park School had indicated a preference for the uses -of the funds for the pedestrian footbridge near the school before Rr. Fornell indicated the proposal might not quality for funding.