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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 12, 2000 Page 3 I agreed with a resident that spoke earlier that.retail,has not been successful in Apache, and he 2 agreed with another resident that the Council should reconsider the development of Apache 3 Plaza. Furthermore, Mr. Wagner stated that Apache Plaza already had a prospective tenant, of 4 which such tenant spoke at the prior Council meeting. Mr. Wagner requested that the Council 5 reconsider the project as representatives of the community. 6 Jeanette Dick, 3519 NE Harding, stated the Apache issue has been discussed over many months. 7 She mentioned that the issue of trucks coming in and out of the property was a concern to some 8 Councilmembers. She noted that the Cub Food store has trucks in and out, and when Apache 9 was doing business, there were trucks in and out of that property as well. She hoped that the 10 Councilmembers would reconsider and stated that the residents of St. Anthony deserve more. 11 George Marks, former Councilmember, noted that Apache represents a development opportunity 12 for St. Anthony, as well as a sort of spirit of-thd t6wn. So many comments have been received 13 over the years about the residents wishing for something at Apache. Something that is standing 14 in the way, he believes, is called a "council process." He believes that this issue was not carried 15 through completely, that more negotiation was possible, and he hoped the Council would re-open 16 this issue. He urged the Council to take a whole new view of the issue and not be tied to anything that has been written or said prior to this date. He offered some advice to the Coun- cilmembers due to his past experiences as a Planning Commissioner and a former 19 Councilmember. He hoped that the Councilmembers would try to hold their opinions about the 20 project until it has been completely reviewed and researched. He noted that the City needs an 21 additional tax capability, and the sooner a viable project can be developed at Apache, the better 22 off the City will be. He urged the Councilmembers to reconsider the project. 23 Bob Manske, 3516 Harding Street, has lived a.the.community a long time and has been on the 24 School Board as well. He was very disappointed in the Council's decision regarding Apache, and 25 offered advice to the newer members of the Council based on his past experience. He noted that 26 the Councilmembers must rely on the professional staff that are hired to serve the City. As a 27 Councilmember, it would be impossible to know everything about issues, and it is important to 28 accept that the City has good counsel.and consultants, and he believed the Council should take 29 that advice and move forward with the reconsideration of Apache Plaza. 30 Ted Severson, 2504 33rd Avenue, is President of the St. Anthony Soccer Club, which gives him 31 a position on the Sports Boosters. He understands that the Parks Commission will be discussing 32 the Central Park redevelopment with the Council. He runs the soccer program, and there are 33 about 700 kids in the program. He would like to point out to the Council that when Silver Point 34 Park, considerable field space was lost due to the need for water drainage. He wanted to request 35 that when the Council reviews the plan that is`,pioposed by the Parks Commission, that it be kept in mind what needs to be done to obtain the maximum space.