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i= CITY OF ST. ANTI IO,VY HOUSING AND REDLVEL0F�E-NT AITI}iORITY MINUIFS June 26, 1984 j : The..meeting was called to �order.-by Chairman Sundland at 8:36 p.m. Present for roll call: Sundland; Vice Chair Enrooth; Secretary/Treasurer Marks; . . and Commissioners Ranalla and Ptakowske. Also present: David Childs, Executive Director; William Soth, Attorney; and Larry Hamer, Public Works Director. Motion by Commissioner, Makowske and seconded by Vice Chair Enrooth to approve as submitted the minutes of the H.R.A. meeting held May 22, 1984. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Commissioner Ranallo and seconded b-• Secretary/Treasurer ?larks to approve payment of S1,745.96 to Dorsey & hhitnev for legal services during April on the Kenzie Terrace 202 senior housing project and $1 ,097. 50 to GPME Consultants , Inc. for the soil report for the same project. Motion carried unanimouslx•. The data on the Metropolitan Council's rating on the 202 project had been included in the agenda packet and Mr. Childs reiterated that the Cite project had been tied for first place with the Archdiccesan project in Rogers, Minnesota. In his June 22 memorardum, the Executive Director had addressed the three cash flow studies done by the Springsted company for the proposed titialbon redevelcn-ment project at 33rd Avenue N.E. and Hi�-hcrest Road following the meeting with neighbors in that area. He said the studies'liad indicated the proposed 34 unit towrhome project with land sales proceeds of 54,000 per unit would be more feasible with a lower land. purchase cost and higher level of land sale than the development of nine single family dwellings or the same nunber of totinhomes with no land sale proceeds, which . both required substantial tax levies for 25 years to meet cash flow needs. Mr. Childs presented the revised plans for the townhome development which had been imdified to meet the objections of the neighbor across the street, Virgil Hietal, who with Vi Dorumsgard, an opponent of the proposal spoke. Mr. Hietala said his first impression had been that he would be facing eight garages which would all be exiting on 33rd Avenue. He said, "with the revisions,. the proposal would now be the lesser of two evils", which he could accept. Mrs. Dorumsgard who said she does not live in the home at 33rd Avenue N.E. where . her son. lives;• "because I..asked hit ;to", indicated she was opposed to having 48 feet. of .her. house -facing.-the.back of;a townhome.:prpJect.. .,_:She,_thought.the developer could make. enough..profit building two single:family .homes:.on- the land, which-was just rezoned.for.that purpose and only 30 townhomes ;on the'...rest of the. Walbon :property. Mrs.: Doittisgard reiterated the problems :she has.-had:over the years ,with the :triangular. shaped parcel in front of her picture window and said.-,the Walbon's attorney,is -noW stalling.the transfer. of.,the land:.io her.: