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14 1 Nr. Childs' November 9th memorandum addressing the two requests from the • 2 developers which had been reported in the Notices of Hearings and 3 explained the proposed amendments to the Development Concept .Plan and 4 Detail Plan approved in August, 1988, which, he said: 5 *allow parking around the perimeter of the site rather than in the 6 center; 7 *provide separation in parking between the individual buildings to 8 give each building more of its own identity; 9 *move the buildings away from the site perimeter which would decrease 10 the "mass" of buildings adjacent to the abutting property owners; it *add an additional driveway entrance to Kenzie Terrace on the west 12 side of the property to give separate identity to the individual 13 buildings; 14 *provide villa-type units on the ends of each building which would be 15 dropped down to two stories high with separate entrances for these units 16 designed to get away from the long hallways and to reduce overall 17 building mass on the site; 18 *provide a more efficient pathway system for the project. 19 The City Manager had suggested the Commissioners question the developers • 20 about the lessening of brick on the buildings. 21 Ms. VanderHeyden indicated staff had been very pleased with the changes 22 perceiving they were all positive and recommended adoption of the 23 Final Plan. She told Chair Wagner the only call the City had gotten in 24 response to the Notice of Hearings mailed to the neighbors had been from 25 one women who expressed disappointment that the pools weren't to be 26 inside so she could do lap swimming. 27 Design and Site Changes Emlained by Developers 28' Greg Bronk, Gene Nelson, Frank Lang of Lang/Nelson Associates, and Carl 29 Frederickson of Leonard Lampert Architects discussed the changes in the 30 project since August with the Commissioners. 31 Mr. Bronk: 32 *reiterated that his firm' had closed on the bonds in September and 33 the City had negotiated the purchase of the land with his firm's 34 acquisition anticipated sometime in December, after which demolition 35 would start and construction would get underway; 36 *explained that LaNel had consulted five different architects before 37 deciding on the villa-type structures which produce a type of multi- 38 family housing closer to a single family environment which appears to 39 be very attractive today;