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e �4,. L Q CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING COMMISSION .MINUTES FOR • PUBLIC HEARING ON YEAR VII-I CDBG FUNDS March 16 , 1982 The hearing was opened by Chairman Jones at 6 :50 P.M. Present for roll call: Peterson, 'Jones , Makowske , and Zawislak. Absent: Bowerman, Bjorklund and Sopcinski . Also present: Ron Berg , - Administrative Assistant -and Julianne Bye , Office of Planning and Development', Hennepin County. Mr. Zawislak was welcomed to the Commission membership. Ms . Bye was present to answer questions related to the 1982 objectives for the Community' Development Block Grant funding and indicated she as in agreement with the activities recommended by Mr. Berg in his March 12th memorandum for allocating the City 's funds from the pro- gram. She said guidelines are set 'for the types of improvements which will be approved under the single -family rehabilitation program with only families with incomes of. up to $7 ,500 eligible for the grants . Previous grants in St. Anthony have been given for roofing , insulation, and plumbing and electrical improvements and- enough applications are being processed to date to use up the funds allocated for- this activity. She agreed the City should allocate $15.,000 for the proposed senior residence project to indicate the City ' s support. for the proposal when the project application is made toHUDfor 202 financing. Four'-.members of the Board of Directors of the Northeast Minneapolis/ St. Anthony Village Senior Development Corporation, sponsors of the project, were present to discuss the 60 unit development, proposed for the site just south of the Legion Club on Kenzie Terrace. They were Archie Fjeld, 2831 Hayes Street N.E. ; Martin Fredericks , 2604 27th Avenue N.E. ; Carol T. Peterson, 3123 Hayes Street N.E. ; . and Mary Gablerwho also serves, on the Greater Minneapolis Housing Corporation. Robert Giere of the Eberhardt Company said he will serve as a housing consultant for the project and he is confident the modified project will gain HUD financing this time around. Ms... Gabler indicated the organization is working with the Hennepin County Department of Trans- portation to work out the shopping center access problems which may have been a deciding factor in the project losing HUD acceptance in the past. She also speculated that the current high interest rates almost eliminate any other type than 202 subsidized financing for the project. Mr. Berg had .included in his list of activities which should be funded the public service allocation which is permitted only 100 of the total City grant. Tom McMullen, Assistant Superintendent of District #282 , indicated the school' s interest in having the $5 , 460 allocated to aid the school district's development of a day care •