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-4- Mayor Sundland indicated that, even considering this oversight, and, after personally visiting the site, he had concluded that, in light of the massive amount of land available to the church for expansion without a variance, he would have to concur with the other reasons the Commission had for recommending the variance request be denied. Dick Jones , again speaking as a trustee for the church , commented that he -.sometimes doubted that the Commission members had really heard the reasons the church had expressed over and over again, for not expanding . on the north side. He reiterated that adding the needed classrooms and other improvements to the north side of the building at this time , would defeat the plan the congregation has had 'for twenty years to add a new sanctuary on that side when the church would have sufficient funds and need for such an addition. Mr. Jones said he would not anticipate that would happen for another five or ten years . The church could probably get by without making the proposed changes in the kitchen, fellowship room or sanctuary he said, but the additional classrooms area necessity, as evidenced by the fact that church has to rent six rooms in the Wilshire School this winter until the addi- tion can be constructed. The church representative reiterated that it is essential that all Sunday school classes be held at the same time so the children can attend the church worship with their parents, so adding services would not solve the classroom shortage. Mr. Jones indicated he believes the Commission had misunderstood the comparison of costs for the proposed addition and the structure to the north because Ming Wang, the architect the church had retained to 'draw up the expansion plans had estimated- it would cost $750 ,000 , or • $75 per square . foot, to put in a new sanctuary with a basement under- neath it. on the north side, and Mr. Jones believed the architect ,would say it would cost $250 , 000 to construct the proposed addition on the east at current building prices , not taking into consideration the fact that a contractor had submitted a bid of $150 ,000 for the job on the condition the church members would do much of the finishing work . themselves . To expand to the north at this time would cost the church about a half a million dollars more than the congregation can afford, Mr. Jones concluded. He agreed that it would be only fair to exclude the reference to the lack of plans from the Commission recommendation. When the church trustee told the Council that when the new sanctuary is constructed on the north side, the church plans to convert the existing sanctuary into a fellowship hall which can be used for banquets, Councilman. Ranallo told him that would concern him even more, perceiving such large affairs could be very disturbing for the neighbors , if the build- ing were constructed so close to their lot lines . Mr. Jones responded that he didn' t foresee there would be any -more noise generated by a dinner than with regular church services . - Mayor- Sundland noted the proposed future expansion for a sanctuary on -the north. side would also .be. only 15-feet- from the property line and 1'ater--confirmed that this addition would also require- a conditional use -permit before .it could be .constructed. Councilman- Marks indicated on the site-plans , which the church official had brought with them that evening, possible ways he saw for siting the