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1 Staff <br /> 2 . report: Childs explained the._modifi,cations. in his November 2nd <br /> 3- <br /> memorandum related. to 'height . and -setback variances'-, <br /> A . .Krier reported .on October..l9th meeting between staff, <br /> 5 :. Gaughan representatives , Alderman Dziedzic and 'Council- <br /> 6 member Ranallo, with approximately 50 residents from the <br /> 7 .immediate Minneapolis and St. Anthony area; <br /> 8 addressed all the concerns raised at that meeting which <br /> 9 he had listed in his October 29th memo, included in the <br /> 10 agenda packet; <br /> 11 suggested -conditions Commissioners might want to impose <br /> 12 on a recommendation of approval of the project, but <br /> 13 urged no further delays in the project in view of volatile <br /> 14 market conditions which could affect financing. <br /> 15 Proponents : Hamel answered questions posed by two of the five <br /> - 16 neighbors who were present, as well as concerns of <br /> 17 Commissioners. <br /> 18 Neighbors : Jean Kr.ajna, 2601 Kenzie Terrace, Apartment 311 ; who was <br /> 19 accompanied by Maribeth Baldinelli , 2338 Coolidge Street <br /> 20 N.E. , Minneapolis and another woman who was not <br /> 21 identified. Only Ms . Krajna spoke, saying: <br /> 22 the three had no opposition to the proposal but were':pre- <br /> 23 sent only to find out how soon the project would replace <br /> 24 the current eyesore on the Saliterman property;- <br /> 25 was told condemnation proceedings , which would take about <br /> 26. 150 days , would be started as soon as. the developer <br /> 27 places his financing and the H.R.A. would be able to sell <br /> 28 the property to Gaughan after that period whether a price <br /> 29 had .been established with Mr. Saliterman or not. <br /> 30 Mr . Hamel said, based on how soon his company could acquire the land <br /> 31 and could get financing for the project, he anticipated construction <br /> 32 on one of the two buildings to be started early next spring, with the <br /> 33 second two months later and the entire project to be completed within <br /> 34 a year ' s time. <br /> 35 Greg Steiner and his son, 3016 Old Highway 8 , .wanted to <br /> 36 know who would be operating the buildings after they were <br /> 37 completed; <br /> 38 ..was told Gaughan had almost always retained ownership of <br /> 39 any building he acquired and provided management for over <br /> 40 2 , 000 rental units at this time . <br /> . 2 • <br />