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• City of St. Anthony Council Minutes June 14, 1994 Page 8 1 Councilmember Enrooth, in trying to envision what this property looks 2 like from the back, inquired if on the west side there is a two story 3 basement and Mr. Schotzlein responded yes. Mayor Ranallo asked if 4 they would get all of the parking spots which are required. Mr. 5 Schotzlein stated 12 more parking spots than are required are proposed 6 and there will be single tuck under garages, each one of the units is a 7 single, attached unit. The Council discussed parking and the width of 8 the driveway. 9 10 Councilmember Enrooth asked if this is the density it takes to make the 11 project work. The consultant answered it will take this kind of density 12 to make it work and even at that, the owners are not totally convinced it 13 will work because they have not yet found a developer for the project. 14 15 D. Mayor's Report, Mayor Ranallo discussed the old Clark Station property. He. 16 received a call from a developer who wanted to do something with that 17 property. Mr. Hamer checked into the matter and received a letter from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency stating that, based on tests performed by that government agency, the soil may be contaminant free. The contractor did 20 not feel a triplex would work and indicated a four plex would be more 21 desirable. Mr. Hamer suggested a three unit rather than a four unit due to the 22 density. Mr. Hamer said the property is too small for tax increment financing, 23 however, the City could do as they did with the house on Silver Lake Road 24 (3112). The owner is paying $3`,196.20'for taxes and the small strip behind is 25 paying $20.30. With a townhome, condominium or three/four plex, non- 26 homesteaded, costing about $250,000, and there would be an approximately 27 $7,854 increase of annual taxes. City Attorney Soth stated it could be done 28 another way which is to set it up so that the City never takes the title to the 29 property. Mayor Ranallo thought this might be the only way the City is going 30 to get it done, since it has been sitting as it is now for the last 10 years. 31 Councilmember Enrooth stated there are a lot of questions to be answered, not 32 the least of which is the status of the small strip.of land. 33 34 E. Council Reports, 35 36 Councilmember Wagner attended the Apache Merchants meeting and said they 37 put a receivership on the mall on June 1st and then temporarily halted it until 38 June 15th. City Attorney Soth stated that the Welch Companies were appointed as the receivers. They will be involved in the operation of the mall from that 10 point forward. This is all assuming that the C. G. Rein Company will agree to 41 it.