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-4- Mayor Sundland and Councilman Marks recalled that when they had met with the H.U.D. official in Washington, D.C. , he seemed to understand that a "cracker box" building would never fit into a community like -St. Anthony, to which the housing specialist responded that she knows of brick buildings which are 202 funded and, in the long run, she perceives the success of the application would depend on how coopera- tive and dedicated the developer and architect were to provide an acceptable building. Mr. Tushie said the plans which the Council would be approving for the P.U.D. had been scaled down to receive the most H.U.D. points for acceptance but the developers were just as interested as anyone else to have the final structure respond architecturally with the Kenzington, since anything less would adversely affect their ability to market the remaining units in Phase II and III of the Kenzie Terrace project. The architect told Councilman Makowske the 45 one bedroom rental units would be only 540 square feet to meet H.U.D. criteria, but said it was true that, except for being 300 square feet less than the model of a Kenzington one bedroom unit, the unit appearance and number of rooms in each rental unit remained generally the same with the exception of having less storage space and smaller rooms . Mayor Sundland welcomed Walker-Methodist to the project. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to follow the recommendations of the Planning Commission to give P .U.D. approval to the Detailed Plan for the 45 unit 202 elderly rental • project proposed by Arkell Development and Walker-Methodist Residence and Health Services as presented in the site plans for the project, finding, as did the Planning Commission, that the proposal meets the general requirements of the P .U. D. and pertinent zoning requirements , agreeing with the Commission conclusion that the minor problems with the provision of a 17 foot setback, where 25 feet are required in the City zoning Ordinance, are insignificant when compared to the proposal ' s overall conformance to the plan for the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project. The Council also agrees with the Commission finding that there was adequate input from the developer regarding the physical aspects of the building itself; the management of the building after construction; and the financial mechanisms to be utilized; and that citizen concerns and responsible criticism of the project had been competently addressed during the public hearing on the project. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor noted the Commission had recommended $.5 ,000 be allocated for sidewalks from the City ' s Year X CDBG funds which would result in a cut back of that much in the $29 , 600 the Council had tentatively approved for 'the 202 project at their March 27th meeting. However, he said, he understood that, if for some reason, the. sidewalk project is not accepted by the County for funding, the $5 ; 000 could be reallocated to the senior. project.