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-6- -o f-.-Lan ds:ca.0.ng:,To.,Be.�Nego t.i atd Vith Town, and-,Counit�ry, Owne.r- - Continuation� Commi ss-i'oner Jones suggested'.Kraus-Anderson mi ght..be wi-1.1 i ng .to augment: the green arOas -nex.t�. to ,.the -gr.ocery. store .parking. lot,-to further. .d-iscourage .drivers f-roni -driving- throUgh.-,this '.project' to ,r.each- Kenzie.-Terrace. Mayor .Sundland sai�d the gr6cery store manager is al.ready planning a de-li-very- service for. ,the project seniors -and-.�might, pressure the..own ers to cooperate with the.-C,i ty. in this matter. Tushie Anticipates No -Problems in Filling the Efficiencies, Because t'he'se would be the least expensive units in the buil.dings, the Ar chitect -told Councilmember Ranallo he expected the 20 efficiendes would be rented first. Additional Amenities Proposed for the Project The architect said some of .the changes which had been made for .senior renters included: *lockers and storage space for rental , on a one to one basis if possible; *Community space with associated services, including kitchen a,nd. dining room on the maiti floor; *arts and crafts game rooms and -lounges on �the second and third floors; *a whirlpool room -on the fourth floor; .*laundry facilities on every floor, similar to those in the Kenzington; *activity areas around the pond areas, if feasible. Council . Delays Decision 'to Lea-rn More About -Proposed Exterior Finishes The Developer's -propos,al for exterior finishes ,had not changed since the hearing, Mr. Tushie -reported. Brick would still be provided, around the front entrances And bay windows. The rest of t he bui'ldings -would be finished with lapped siding, preferably wood,. depending on fina-1 construction costs. , If aluminum siding is used, . it would match that on the 202 project next door. Councilmember Makowske commented that she was ,not. at all. convinced that there - - would be the same quality project with so little brick. The archi'tect responded that he was sorry he had not brought the slides he had shown to the Commission because they might change her mind about that. He said the Commissioners ha'd been quite impressed with the pictures of the Conservatory Apartment project. A�n Minnetonka whi,ch,. except for a difference -in the, fl-oor plan, is almost identical to -what the developers plan to do with this building. -And, he said that Wilding has no brick at all . Counci-Imahber -Ranal1b. commented that,,.after seeing:-the. .Oak Ridge Apartmeht -project .going up along-�the. road. to.--Stillwate.r, .he had. realized s.ome. .comb,inat-ions of brick an*d sidi.ng are_not' a"ll that attractive either. ..Several of those Present.:. said they certainly agreed with that assessment. Mayor Sun-dland- indicated he was convinced thO� projec.t was- a `.go. However if ',the other Councilmembers wou.'Id be more comfortable .�-eeing for themselves just what :mi,ght be going up- in St. Anthony, he, indicated .he wo.uld not oppose del'aying ''the final decision until they could do so�.