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-5- to the City ordinance requirement, Mr. Giere•. pointed out there are hundreds of one bedroom senior housing units in the -metropolitan area which are between 450-550 square feet. The. one. bedroom units on 18th., and Central are only 480 square feet, he added,.. and there has- been- great public. resistance to low income housing., which -is too big. The realtor confirmed that the prevailing high interest rates make -only 202 subsidized financing feasible for the project. He opposed including efficiencies .because the heavy convertible . furniture. required for this type of unit is not practical for elderly use and it would be very costly to convert efficiencies to one bedroom units if the tenancy of the building should change later. Mr. Boarman indicated the access which will serve the congregate dining hall to the rear of the building had been included in one of the original plans submitted for this project in the past, but conceded the curb cut which is now proposed had not. He said the City ordinance does not disallow such an access and the proposed tree. plantings and fencing in this area should provide adequate screening for the residences across Wilson Street from the , proposed two service stalls and employee parking spaces . The architect believes the possibility of the four story section of the building cutting off the light or creating a visual problem for these neighbors had been sufficiently addressed during the previous hearings on the first -proposal . Mr. Field reiterated- that an agreement has been reached for use of the Legion Club parking lots when meals .are being served in the congregate dining hall and reported he has received many calls of encouragement from the adjacent neighbors . • Mr. Berg anticipates the .proposal .will be back for City consideration in April and said any concerns can be addressed when the required variance hearing is held. Planning Commission comments regarding the Council ' s approval of the signage for the Apache Medical Center were noted .and their questions regarding the St. Anthony bridge were relayed by Councilman Marks who reiterated }hat he anticipates rail traffic on the tracks under the bridge to increase greatly. Mr. Soth reported that railroad officials had expressed their opposition to a grade crossing instead of the bridge during his negotiations of bridge cost payments with them. The Mayor believes the time .might be right to inform the residents , perhaps in the next Newsletter, that the Council has taken steps to replace the bridge over the railroad tracks and a detour of traffic necessary during construction. The minutes for the March 9th meeting of the Chemical Abuse Information Committee and the notes on the March 18th staff meeting were considered next. Councilman Marks confirmed that Ramsey County officials see no advantage for the City to utilize Ramsey County rather than Hennepin County jail facilities for DWI offenders . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded bj Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $2 ,000 to. defray the final expenses of the North Suburban Cable Commission , as -requested by the Commission's legal consultant, noting this and the first assessment will be recouped at the time the • franchise is awarded. Motion carried unanimously.