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-3- allocated for Multi-family rehabilitation would be deleted due to difficulties of implementing such a project. $16, 679 would be used • to pay the H.R.A. Planning Consultant' s charges for the Kenzie Terrace Project and the allocation for the Latch Key program would be admini- stered by the Community Services. The Manager anticipates the remainder of the Year VI and VII funds would be expended within the next 90 days and said he intends to prepare a chart reflecting where these changes in allocations had been made for Council consideration for approval March 22nd. The hearing was closed at. 8: 25 P.M. Motion by Mr. Bjorklund 'and seconded by Mr. Bowerman to recommend the Council accept the staff recommendation regarding the amendment of the City' s Year VI, VII , VIII Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant planning allocation as follows : Year VI Kenzie Terrace Study $16 , 679 Year VII Site Acquisition/Assisted Housing 40 ,000 Year VII Administration 1 ,000 Year VII Removal of Architectural Barriers 7 ,000 Year VII Rehabilitation of Single Family Homes 18 , 385 Year VII Public Services-Senior Programs 2 ,091 Year VIII Assistance to Low and Moderate Income 15 ,000 Housing : Street Improvements Year VIII Right-of-Way Acqusition-Sidewalks 21, 128 Year VIII Rehabilitation of Single Family Homes 30 , 773 • Year VIII Public Services-Latch Key Program 2 , 460 Year VIII Public Services-Senior Programs 2 ,640 Year VIII Administration 1 , 540 The Planning Commission recommends these funds be reallocated so as to avoid their loss , finding that these activities (1) would be consistent with past uses of CDBG funds; (2) would meet all the criteria set for such activities by the Housing and Urban Development Agency and Hennepin County; (3) had been adequately publicized; and (4) had received ample public and Planning Commission input before the .recommendation of approval was made. Motion carried unanimously . Mr. Krier gave an historical background of the tentative appointment of the Arkell Development group to develop the Kenzie Terrace Re- ' development Project and indicated the meeting that evening was intended to give the Planning Commission members an opportunity to provide some feedback on what they would like to see in the Planned Unit Develop- ment for the project. He told them their reaction to the concept plan for the project would be sought as well as their recommendations to the Council regarding the sale of the Phase 1 project property, which the H.R.A. intends to acquire in April , to the redevelopers. The planner also asked them to set a date for the public hearing on the preliminary P.U.D. plan. • Steve -Yurick and Tom Arkell of Arkell Development and Gary Tushie of Saunders-Thalden Associates , Inc. representing the two firms , who are