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-4- of St.- Anthony Shopping Center, and John Hatcher; joined in the • continued discussion- of -the Plan. At the request of Mr. Hatcher, the Manager explained why the Plan had :been developed and what its objectives are, -saying the Plan is not intended -as a statement of action, but rather a. delineation of alternatives open to the com- munity. He answered questions from Jerry Kelly -regarding the street improvement plan, by telling him .a majority of the bituminous roads in the City have far outlived their life .expectancies _and. are now being held together- by seal coating. Most of the concrete roads, with the exception of that portion on 36th Avenue N.E. , east of Silver Lake Road- and Chandler Drive, which was installed improperly, are in relatively good shape. . The City hired an engineering con- sultant to make -a study of the streets and specific recommendations have been made regarding their. repair or replacement. Councilman Marks said he saw the Plan as establishing what the City hopes to accomplish; where it came from and where it wants to go. He said a good portion of the Plan is devoted to the St. Anthony Shopping Center and if it is finally. concluded_the problems there can only be solved by setting up an H.R.A. , this decision will have to be made as a community effort. { Mr. Berg gave the timetable for final approval of the Plan and Mr. Hatcher questioned whether any other effort other than that set down in the Plan will be precluded from development by the Plan, or whether the Plan should be viewed as a -set of guidelines which must be more or less followed for future development. Councilman • Marks said he saw the Plan as somewhat of a legal tool for pre- { cluding any development which the City might see as unacceptable. At the request of one of the merchants, J,. Haugen of J. .Design, Commission members indicated which of the alternatives for the shopping center area they were prone to favor. Mr. Jones said he favors Plan C with the stipulation that soil . conditions in the center be determined prior to any high density development there. He saw Plan D as too ambitious for a community of St. Anthony' s size and believes there is already a viable shop- ping center established along Highway 88. Mr. Fornell said Plan C doesn' t have to be housing-oriented, but could have economic development projects as well as housing if the owners and merchants in the area can come up with- a viable plan for tax increment fin- ancing. Mr. Enrooth thought it was premature for the Commission to indicate their preferences since the purpose of the .hearing is to get feedback from the community on which such a determination can be made. He personally saw something had to be done about the "Saliterman center" and he was personally "all for something happening and happening soon. " Mr. Peterson- said he would be friendliest towards Plan C, but had not by any means made up his mind at this point. He felt it was very useful to first get -people involved and share some of their concerns. • Mrs. Makowske could see the merits of Plan D so the landton which the mobile park is located could be better utilized, but wasn't certain she could approve high density housing going into the