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-3- picked up. He is especially concerned with the bushes people leave out because the dirt which adheres to them can ruin the chipping blades • which cost $90 a piece , and .warned it will "take a major hauler to clean up all the materials left out this year" . Councilman Enrooth believes the City is being taken advantage of and is concerned with fire hazards if the unacceptable materials are left in the right-of-ways and it doesn' t rain. The consensus was that the crews should adhere strictly to the restrictions published in the Newsletter. Councilman Marks said he agreed with the Mayor that this is a highly visible service , appreciated by the residents but seeing the misuse of the service and the fact that "we can' t afford to clean up the whole City" , suggested the service be closely scrutinized in the next budget and certainly placed in a lower priority than Police and Fire Service. Mr. Hamer then told the Council that it is his Department's custom to replace any sod which has been displaced by the snow plows , if it cannot be saved in any other way. The March Financial Report was discussed with Mr. Childs and that report as well as the March Police Report and minutes for the April 13th meeting of the Chemical Abuse Information Committee were accepted as informational. Judy Makowske reported the minutes of the Planning Commission meeting held April 20 , 1982 . She explained the Commission' s reluctance to make a recommendation related to the tanning salons proposed for . Apache Plaza Shopping Center since the matter had not gotten on the agenda for the meeting and they had no opportunity to study this new . concept. The Mayor commended the Commission for giving the applicant the courtesy of hearing his proposal since they were not required to do so. Mrs . Makowske told the Council the Commission members had found the discussions they had with Senior Federation Representatives very helpful in deliverations on the variances to City ordinance requirements which will be necessary for the senior housing proposed on Kenzie Terrace. She said they were especially interested to see the HUD guidelines which govern the size of the units and to hear the explanations of why a service access to the rear of the building will be required off Wilson Street and how parking will be handled when there is a conflict in activities for the senior building and the Legion Club next door. Two Federation members , Archie Fjeld and Robert Giere were again present to discuss the proposal as was Caroline Olson, who serves on the Greater Minneapolis Metro Housing Corporation. Mr. Fjeld reported there has been no confirmation that Hennepin County is willing to provide a crossing light for pedestrian access to the St. Anthony Shopping Center across Kenzie Terrace which was one of the reasons he believes the proposal failed to become a HUD recipient the first time around. Mr. Berg confirmed the City can probably use CDBG funds to provide the light if Commissioner Sivanich is unsuccessful in getting Hennepin County to fund it. Mr. Soth asked the financial consultant what assurances the City has that the building will remain senior housing. Mr. Giere told him he would anticipate the apartments will be available to only senior citizens for at least 20 years and , if HUD should decide to change the occupancy complexion of the project, it would probably only be for handicapped.