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16 • 1 Mr. Bronk told Commissioner Werenicz the ponding could be placed 2 anywhere on the site to take care of drainage and it appeared to be more 3 aesthetically pleasing in the new location. 4 When Commissioner Hansen asked whether Lowry Avenue could serve as an 5 alternative to another Kenzie Terrace curb cut, he was reminded that the 6 room would probably be filled with opponents from the Minneapolis 7 Stinson Triangle if that word ever got out. The Commissioner said he 8 would expect the same kind of reaction when residents learn about the 9 additional driveway. 10 The exterior finishes were discussed with the architect. Mr. 11 Frederickson indicated the senior Building A would have an exterior 12 entirely of brick and Buildings B and C would have brick around their 13 main entrances with textured siding around the porches and the two story 14 entrances. The third floor on Buildings B and C would be entirely wood 15 finish with an exclusively brick face on the two story portions. 16 Elevators would be provided to the three story portions but the villa- 17 type units would have -separate entrances with stairwells to the second 18 stories. The architect pointed out that the concept was very unique 19 because very few buildings incorporated both the center hall as well 20 as the villa walkup concept in the same structure. He also drew 21 attention to the canopy above the entrances, a new feature, which had 22 proved to be very popular with their new Coon Rapids project. • 23 The Chair was shown the elevations and car hood high berming which had 24 been designed to block the view of the project from Kenzie Terrace. 25 The architect also explained the spillway next to the pond had been 26 designed to take care of any ten year cycle storm runoff the City sewer 27 system in that area couldn't handle. The security systems were also 28 explored in depth. 29 Commissioner Brownell quoted from the Commission's August 16th minutes 30 that "brick exteriors are required by the Redevelopers Agreement but 31 wood accents would be allowed to highlight the balcony or extended 32 living room areas" and asked whether what the developers were presenting 33 that evening complied with that requirement. Mr. Nelson confirmed that 34 wood was less expensive than brick, but pointed out that dropping the 35 roofs to try to make the buildings look like villas had been very 36 expensive and the developers had to cut the costs someplace. He said 37 he still thought that any one walking up to Building B or C would still 38 see a brick building. 39 Mr. Soth indicated that the change required more than a Commission 40 interpretation that less brick would be acceptable, but also a 41 modification of the wording of the Redevelopment Agreement which had 42 been quite specific about the amount of brick required in the 43 exteriors. 44 There was also agreement that the access off Lowry Avenue had been 45 specifically forbidden previously.