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16 1 the one in front of the Kenzington. He said he considered this to be 2 "a real problem. " 3 Mr. Bronk told Commissioner Werenicz the ponding could be placed 4 anywhere on the site to take care of drainage and it appeared to be more 5 aesthetically pleasing in the new location. 6 When Commissioner Hansen asked whether Lowry Avenue could serve as an 7 alternative to another Kenzie Terrace curb cut, he was reminded that the 8 room would probably be filled with opponents from the Minneapolis 9 Triangle if that word ever got out. The Commissioner said he would 10 expect the same kind of reaction when residents learn about the it additional driveway. 12 The exterior finishes were discussed with the architect. Mr. 13 Frederickson indicated the senior Building A would have an exterior 14 entirely of brick and Buildings B and C would have brick around their 15 main entrances with textured siding around the porches and the two story 16 entrances. The third floor on Buildings B and C would be .entirely wood 17 finish with an exclusively brick face on the two story portions. 18 Elevators would be provided to the three story portions but- the villa- 19 type units would have separate entrances with stairwells - to the second 20 story. The architect -pointed out that the concept was very unique 21 because very few buildings incorporated both the center hall as well 22 as the villa walkup concept in the same structure. He also drew 23 attention to the canopy above the entrances which was a new feature, 24 which had proved to be very popular with their new Coon Rapids project. 25 The Chair was shown the elevations and car hood high berming which had 26 been designed to block the view of the project from Kenzie Terrace. 27 The architect also explained the spillway next to the pond had been 28 designed to take care of any ten year cycle storm runoff the City sewer 29 system in that area couldn't handle. The security systems were also 30 explored in depth. 31 Commissioner Brownell quoted from the August 23rd Council or Commission 32 August 16th minutes that "brick exteriors are required by . the 33 Redevelopers Agreement but wood accents would be allowed to highlight 34 the balcony or extended living room areas" and asked whether what the 35 developers were presenting that evening complied with that requirement. 36 Mr. Nelson confirmed that wood was less expensive than brick, but 37 pointed out that dropping the roofs to try to make the buildings look 38 like villas had been very expensive and the developers had to cut the 39 costs someplace and he still thought that any one walking u to Building 40 B or C would still see a brick building. 41 Mr. Soth indicated that the change required more than a Commission 42 interpretation that less brick would be acceptable, but also a 43 modification of the wording of the Redevelopment Agreement which had 44 been quite specific about the amount of brick required in the 45 exteriors.