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i. October 24 , 1989 Council Meeting page 7 1 Motion fails for lack of a majority. 2 3 The City Attorney stated that this issue can be proposed for Council 4 considerat_ion_ - again in the future. 5 6 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7 8 META Parking Lot Proposed for 2701 Kenzie Terrace 9 10 Daniel Tyson, legal counsel for META Operating Limited Partnership (META) , 11 appeared before the Council to request a twelve month extension to a variance 12 granted by the Council on July 26, 1989. This variance was granted subject 13 to a three month review. Tyson advised the Council that at this point in 14 time, there has been no pro gress. in the development of the parking lot. 15 He noted the delay was primarily due to the discovery of possible contami- 16 nation of the ground water and subsequent involvement of the Minnesota 17 Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) . Tyson also stated the continuation of the 18 variance is also being requested to address resident needs and whether an 19 asphalt surface would meet remediation requirements. 20 7 21 Ms. Jeanne Krajna, spokesperson for occupant/owners at Kenzington, stated 22 their objection to the use of Kenzington Homeowners As.sociation funds to 23 provide parking on a lot which would not be their lot and whose future • 24 ownership and availability is uncertain. She noted that initially residents 25 were promised ample parking to suit resident needs. It was observed that 26 the majority of the units at Kenzington are leased from META and not owned. 27 When the project first came before the Council it was envisioned that most , 28 if not all , of the units would be -purchased rather than leased. In the 29 ensuing months the condo market became soft and the majority of the units 30 were leased. 31 32 Ms. Krajna stated property for the proposed parking lot could be sold next 33 year and the residents would again be in need of parking spaces. 34 35 Tyson said the primary purpose of this lot was for overflow parking and 36 that no'one at META has really looked at the request for a permanently- 37 improved parking lot. 38 39 Marks observed that Kenzington residents are requesting the City to act 40 as a negotiator with META. He feels a long term solution would be for the 41 Kenzington complex to have a majority of its residents be owners not leasees. . 42 43 Enrooth felt META would also have preferred to have had all of the condos 44 purchased and not leased. He was of the opinion that the resident owners 45 have lost faith in META and that the salespeople are not putting much genuine 46 effort into selling the condos. 47 48 Ranallo said that while the Council is truly interested in residents opinions 49 and would like to see this situation resolved, it is a problem between the 50 Homeowners Association and META. He noted that parking on the property behind