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-2- <br /> development for the northern portion had indicated he was no longer <br /> interested in such a development and the City had, to date , received <br /> no firm commitment from another developer for developing those lots <br /> under their R-3 , multiple dwelling zoning. No one present -at the <br /> meeting rose to submit a- schedule for developing the land following <br /> Mr. Bjorklund's invitation to do so. <br /> Chairman Bjorklund said he would "hate to see a recommendation -not <br /> contingent upon development of the rest of the site" .. Mr. Jones <br /> disagreed, saying the PUD provides for staging and the proposal <br /> should be looked at on its own merits. He saw the Morris proposal <br /> as providing an excellent buffer between residential and commercial , <br /> the requirement for "B" before "C" use, a good blending with the <br /> Cadwalder office and adequate parking. He believed the Commission <br /> had to be realistic regarding economic conditions, with 20% <br /> interest rates, and wasn't surprised Mr. Hedlund did not have a <br /> specific developer for the rest of his property. Mr. Sopcinski <br /> questioned whether this developed lot had ever been included in <br /> previous proposals and said even the plans for the three commercial <br /> buildings left this building to be remodeled. Mr. Berg reported <br /> that this site had at one time been proposed as a community build- <br /> ing for the Ames townhouse project, but was subsequently eliminated. <br /> Mr. Sopcinski believed the Commission had an obligation to uphold <br /> the PUD or "provide a betterment of it" and said the Council, at <br /> their last meeting, had indicated opposition to "piecemealing the <br /> site" . <br /> Mr. Enrooth speculated the City Attorney had essentially said "the • <br /> City could go either way on the decision" . The Chairman believed <br /> the Council was seeking the Commission's own input and "doesn 't - <br /> direct Commission's actions" . <br /> Craig Morris, "the prospective tenant-owner of the property" <br /> estimated he will put $50,000 , in addition to the $75,, 000 purchase <br /> price, towards upgrading the site with the neighbors property in <br /> mind in regard to buffering, landscaping, etc. which "will make it <br /> an asset instead of an eyesore for the community" . 'He read a letter <br /> of endorsement from State Representative Steve Novak and said his <br /> employees were out with a petition seeking names of' City residents <br /> who approve of his proposal. They had 217 such names at 6 :00 P.M. <br /> and he was confident they would have 500 before they were through <br /> and which they planned to present at the Council meeting next week. <br /> Mr. Morris also gave Mr. Berg a copy of an agreement with. Mr. Hedlund <br /> providing for his temporary use of the signage allocation until it <br /> is.. necessary to identify, whatever goes in north of him. <br /> Councilman Marks arrived at 8: 10 P.M. but remained only as an <br /> observer. <br /> The petitioner's father-,-Frank- Morris, 3350 92nd Curve. N.E. , read <br /> the petition for which signatures were being sought and he and - <br /> another son, Vernon Morris also of Cambridge,. Minnesota., spoke • <br /> several times in defense .-of. the proposal, emphasizing.- that the <br /> _, barber shop would be "an attractive alternative to what has been .an <br />