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-2- Before ordering the minutes for the May 12th meeting of the Advisory Committee to the City' s Health Board to be filed, the Mayor commented she was delighted the Committee had seen fit to address so many of the pressing issues in public health before the community. Brad Bjorklund was present to review actions taken as well as recommendations made to the Council by the Planning Commission during their long meeting held May 20th. He pointed out several minor changes to the minutes of that meeting and a major additional report of the conversation with Eliot Saliterman, which amendment will be made to the minutes at the next Commission meeting. Present to address' the Commission recommendation of approval for the rezoning of Lot 12 of the undeveloped western portion of the Hedlund PUD' site at approximately 3925 Silver Lake Road, were David Ames , the developer for the proposed townhouse project, and half a dozen interested property. owners of the area. Mr. Ames said he appreciated the Commission' s recognizing, in their recommendation- of approval, the justifications for permitting twenty-two townhouses to be built where duplexes are now permitted. He especially noted the advantages of having only one driveway off Silver Lake Road where nine might have been required for duplexes. The townhouses will be built with a "presale requirement" , he told Councilman Sundland, and con- struction will proceed in an orderly fashion from one side of the • site to the other as he indicated on the site plans which had been accepted by the Commission as Exhibit A. E. Lloyd Hedman, 3924 Penrod Lane, identified himself as "an abutting property owner who is in favor of the proposal" . Although he has only been a resident of that location for a year and a half, Mr. Hedman .has concluded from what he has heard about the various proposals made for that parcel, "this is the best" and "the hope that the site will be developed for single family dwellings is just not realistic. " Ruth Thompson, 3015 39th Avenue N.E. , who had not been able to attend the Planning Commission hearing on the 20th, said she had not seen what she now understands is a proposal with $60,000 units rather than the "low cost housing of about $45 ,000 for a two bedroom unit" which Mr. Ames had proposed at first. Mr. Ames stated that because the financing market had opened up he no longer saw the need for increment tax financing from the City and no longer intends to include assisted owner financing for any of the units. He is, therefore, not "ask- ing for any pay down money from the City" but rather will seek FHA financing for the entire project. Ruth Nelson, 3916 Macalaster Drive, said she "is not in favor of subsidized housing nor for spending any City money on the project" . She then told of her -concern with the exterior finish for the pro- posed buildings, hoping the units "will not be unpainted as are those 1�