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zoning if such a recommendation should come from the Planning Board. Councilman Stauffer said she doesn't think the Planning Board would ever agree to a compromise which would include commercial develop- ment of that land and said she felt a B-1 (service office) usage might be a more logical compromise. Councilman Haik agreed with her that any commercial development of that parcel would not be compatible with the residential neighborhood to the east of Mr. Hed- lund's land. Councilman Haik said the P.U.D. zoning where the design concent is controlled by the Council had been included in the new zoning ordin- ance as a vehicle for dealing with just such difficult parcels of land as Mr. HeClund's and she disagreed that the City had acted in an arbitrary manner but had attempted to work with Mr. Hedlund. to- wards a good development of the land. She mentioned the conditional use permits which had been granted for the retirement apartments and the conversion of the existing building on one of Mr. Iledlund's lots for a contractor's office, neither of which had materialized, as supporting her contention. Wil Johnson of the Planning Bcard •was present and answered Council- man Sauer's question about the willingness of the Planning Board to work with Mr. Hedlund by saying he thought the Board would be willing to work with Mr. Hedlund but not initiate proposals for the property. Councilman Stauffer then reminded the group that without a concensus of the Council nothing can be done about changing the zoning for the property. Mayor "-`iedtke then pointed out the fact that no specific proposal had been presented by Mr. Hedlund for their con- sideration and Mr. Daubney said they will bring in a proposal which will try to ameliorate the differences between them. He said Por. Hedlund "wants a solution to this problem, not a lawsuit". Mayor Miedtke then read Resolution 76-053 as he had revised it and said he felt the Metropolitan Council was the logical body to form a task force which will study the problem of water resources during a drought. The Manager then foretold adverse effects on St. Anthony' - water supply which the supplementary wells St. Paul and, Minneapolis are proposing might have. Problems Hastings is now experiencing with the irrigation of nearby farm land was also discussed. Council. man Stauffer said her husband had taken a course relating to ground water resources and gave his conclusions about the availability of: sufficient water resources. Councilman Haik saw this as a long range problem and did not feel it was the responsibility of the Metropolitan Council to make regulations regarding matters for which some state agency is probably responsible. Motion by Mayor P4iedtke and seconded by Councilman Sauer to adopt revised. Resolution 76-053. (7)