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-2- approved IDB's for .a .new .business in the City, which had created a • number of new jobs , as well as the rehabilitation of another shopping center. Councilman Enrooth commented the proposed legislation appeared. to him to be- an overreaction .to a few instances of bond misuse which could only be perceived to be a .case of "throwing the baby out with the bathwater" . Mr. Mosher indicated Senator Boschwitz believes the proposed capping of the. funding could seriously harm Minnesota pro- jects like St. Anthony' s but is hopeful that, with the strong op- position, like the Leagues ' which has been generated towards that legislation, Congress might abandon the -per capita. limitations . When he indicated he didn' t know a lot about the City ' s project, Mr. -Childs was requested to inform him about the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project and its importance to the City. The Mayor and Councilman Marks told Mr. Mosher how grateful they had been for the support they received when they were in Washington from all the Minnesota delegation when they had approached H.U.D. officials to find out why the 40 unit senior subsidized housing project had not been approved for St. Anthony and to establish just what the ground rules would be for submitting a similar project which is a vital part of the Kenzie Project again next year. The Mayor told the aide .he would again, be seeking Senator Boschwitz ' help with H.U.D. on that project when he is in Washington in March. Senator Boschwitz had been one of nine senators who had voted against Senate Bill #66 , the federal cable telecommunication. which would come • up again as soon- as Congress convenes, according to Mr. Mosher . He said the Senator believed that the control of cable franchises should remain in local hands and was hopeful that the full House would be more open to amending the bill before its passage. Councilman Ranallo requested that Mr. Mosher express. the. Council ' s gratitude to all those persons in the. Senator ' s office who had achieved what is almost impossible when they had secured passes for a family of 12 from St. Anthony to tour the White House while they were in Washington D.C. testifying before Senator Denton' s hearing on adoptions . Mr. Childs was directed to again write to the City'_s congressional representatives to indicate the City' s continued opposition to the proposed cap on Industrial Development Bonds . Mr. Mosher indicated he would personally deliver that message to Senator Boschwitz and urged the Council to keep the Senator informed related to the City ' s concerns about other proposed legislation. The continuance of the discussion of the conditional use permit request from Elmwood Lutheran Church was moved up on the agenda. The matter had been tabled at the Council 's August 23rd meeting to permit further negotiation of differences between church officials and the abutting neighbors related to the church ' s request to construct a 75 foot addi- tion to. the existing church structure at 3615 Chelmsford, which had also been conditionally permitted in a residential district. • The Planning Commission had taken testimony .on .the proposal at both their July 19th and August 16th meeting and when the church officials and neighbors had failed to compromise their differences , had