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1 owners problems now that more vehicles than had been originally 2 anticipated had resulted from the building owners renting unsold units • 3 to people with more than one vehicle "who, in all probability, would 4 never exercise their options to purchase those units" . The condominium 5 owners said management had even rented three garage stalls to one of the 6 renters who had three cars which, with all the other renters who have 7 more than one vehicle, had resulted in fewer garage stalls for 150 8 units. She questioned whether the Council had ever seen a condominium 9 project like the Kenzington which had no outside parking available to 10 its residents. However, she also had to concede that when the owners 11 had first bought their units, they had decided to include only one 12 parking stall in the purchase because they also believed the 13 developer's assurances that adequate parking would always be made 14 available outside the building. 15 Ms. Hedberg asked the Council to consider how frustrating it must be for 16 Kenzington owners like herself and her husband "who had spent so much 17 money to purchase a home in which they intend to spend the rest of their 18 days only to find out they can't even entertain or have people drop in 19 after church because there's no place for their guests to park." The 20 resident concluded by saying that the Kenzington owners perceived the 21 need to have a parking agreement in writing "based on what has gone on 22 since we purchased our homes, none of the owners have any faith in 23 either the META Partnership's or their manager's promises. " 24 Ms. Krajna confirmed that the developers had verbally promised her that 25 there would be overflow parking space available for her or her guests' 26 use. 27 Councilmember Ranallo said hopefully, the minutes would report that the 28 same promises had been made to the Council. 29 Mr. Mitchell agreed to furnish staff with copies of his correspondence 30 with META in which he had been told "it was up to the condominium 31 owners to find their own parking. " Ms. Krajna said she would do the 32 same with the letters she had written to META and their attorneys. She 33 added that in spite of problems with garage heating, windows and 34 leaking between floors, in addition to plumbing problems in the 35 building, she continued to think "the Kenzington was a nice building and 36 liked the area very much. " Ms. Krajna said she thought it was very 37 unfortunate that the owners were refusing to honestly discuss their 38 problems with the residents and perceived the Council was the residents' 39 last hope for solving their parking problems. 40 Mr. Mitchell thanked the Councilmembers for their courteous response to 41 the Kenzington residents' concerns. Councilmember Marks told him it 42 was a real disappointment for him personally to learn that a project 43 which the Council had worked so hard on for years was now causing so 44 many problems for its occupants. 45 Staff to Look Into Shared Ride Program With Columbia Heights and 46 Roseville•s Busmobile • 6