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-2- Proponents of the project were officers and board members of the • non-profit consortium. of churches making up the corporation in- cluding Don Risk, 3628 Johnson Street N.E. ; former Mayor of Minneapolis, Al Hofstede, 2220 St. Anthony Parkway; Carol T. Peterson, 3123 Hayes Street N.E. ; Paul Kerberger; Archie Fjeld, its president; and. Jack Boarman,, Boarman Architects, Inc. Mr. Risk assured the concerned .residents that great care- had been . taken in the development of the desiqn of -the building so it would have no adverse visual impact on the adjoining neighborhood, but would rather provide a buffer and .be a complement rather than a detriment to the.-area. Mr. .Peterson cited statistics to allay their fears that the building would shade their homes. Mr. Fjeld told them the development corporation is a perpetual organization bonded for forty years and this fact along with the number of seniors who had indicated an interest in living there (570, or over four times the number who can be accommodated) would seem to assure its successful continuance for that use for a long time. He added -any -other type of assisted housing for that site would have to meet the stringent criteria set by HUD. Mr. Boarman presented the site plans for -the project and answered questions regarding parking, screening, sidewalks and access to the shopping center across Kenzie Terrace. He saw the proposed congregate dining hall, .as sited, better because of its proximity to the center than the existing facility in the Parkview building. Mr. Jones identified himself .as a member of the St. Anthony Legion . Post and said he saw little possibility the club will expand much beyond its present membership and require more land nor parking space. Mr. Hofstede offered the Council some insights regarding increment tax financing he-had developed while he was mayor of Minneapolis and suggested to the Council that "the timing is unique and you O4-ave a unique opportunity which may never be repeated to provide the nec- essary housing balance for your community. " He suggested that . de- blaring the site a tax increment .district at the same time it is rezoned would foreclose any possibility of its being used for another purpose once_ it- is rezoned. Mr. Soth had advised. conditional zoning might be viewed later as legally untenable and suggested it might be preferable as a control of future uses for the property that• conditions for approval be placed on the variances instead. , These assurances that the City could. retain control of future develop- ment of the site in the event the senior housing did not materialize led Councilmen Letourneau and Ranallo to join in the following: Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Mayor Haik to adopt ordinance' 1980-002 by which Parcels 07-029-23-24-003 and 07-029-23-24-004 are rezoned from R-1, Single Family Residence, and C, Commercial, to R-4, Multiple Family Residence, subject to the necessary variances, finding that 1) thedevelopment will result in a 'great improvement in the use of this site;