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s -3- will not. want any. of the: structures, : proposed to ,be .built by Sid Johnson, to be built too close to the new roadway. Mr. Berg said Mr. Johnson is aware of the- problem and --the fact that' he will have to address it when -he comes -in with .an application for a . hearing on his proposal. Mrs. Makowske reported the input :to the Community Development Plan during the hearing on the Plan was mostly from merchants interested in the alternatives offered-.for the upgrading of the St. Anthony Shopping Center: Councilman Sundland ' said .he attended the hearing- and in -discussions with .those merchants had pointed out to them the part they would have to .play inthe attempts to improve the economic health of that area. Some had. indicated to .him a -satisfaction with conditions as they are with low rents -and satisfactory returns on _ their operations and a reluctance to have an "Edina Galleria" devel- oped there. Red Owl -management had--told -Councilman Letourneau the studies they had made prior to the improvements they have made to their store had identified the St. Anthony Shopping Center -as the "hub of the whole northeast area" . When Mrs, Makowske- reported _ some of the merchants felt the "City was picking on them" and ques- tioned why as much attention had not been directed towards the eco- .nomic problems at Apache, Councilman Marks said he sawa "great difference between the two problems in the ability of the merchants of each to work with the owners of their center. " The written responses to the plan from Kenneth Lee and Commission member Peterson were also noted. The Council will await specific recommendation from the Commission following the continuance of the hearing on the plan • March 18th. Mrs. Makowske said the Commission generally hada `problem with the density and height of the sixplex proposed for the corner of 33rd Avenue N.E. and Stinson Boulevard, where the Clark Station previously operated. The Mayor agreed there might not have been so much oppo- sition to a building not quite .so high. Staff reported the alley easement,-which might have provided expansion space, has been sold. Mr. Berg said the developer., Pat O'Laughlin, had called him after the Commission meeting to say he Is abandoning the project since he could. not place enough units on the site to make the project economically feasible. Following the Commission report, the Council accepted as agenda addendum the landscaping plans for the Stafford building and the second reading of Ordinance- 1980-001. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve the landscaping plans as presented by Mr_. Berg for the Stafford machine shop building In the St. Anthony Office .Park. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by -Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt the resolution which transfers the unexpended funds in the • debt service . accounts to the water fund reserve.