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-3- Mr. Jones indicated he feared resistance - from St. Anthony seniors to _ the size of the units and- was - concerned that the City's objectives of encouraging the elderly to sell their homes to young families and move into the new -apartments might be defeated. There was a general agreement by all present who- have seen similar one bedroom arrangements in the -senior buildings at 18th and Central and 39th and Stinson , that the way these. units are- laid .out might be acceptable , as long as community space is provided in- the building for entertaining. Mrs . Makowske indicated her concerns with the type of traffic which can be expected to be generated by placing the service entrance to the rear of the- building. Mr. Boarman told her he expects the alley off Wilson Avenue to be used for miscellaneous deliveries and , as it is now, for- garbage collections . He said the dumpsters .with compactors can be- designed large enough to require no more than a maximum of two collections a week. These receptacles will be well screened by plantings and a redwood fence, he added. Mr. Giere reported there are no longer HUD funds available for the congregate dining room originally planned for the building which will leave- more community space available for other purposes . The finance consultant estimated it will cost $40 ,000 per unit to construct the building. Mrs . Kieffer indicated she was primarily concerned that garbage collections be made no oftener than. twice a week and Mr. Fjeld told her she could rely on the building management -to see the seniors are not awakened by early morning. collections . Mrs . . Kieffer 's con- cerns related to the availability of parking if the Legion' s and seniors ' activities should coincide were addressed by Mr. Fjeld who told her there is .parking available in the shopping center across Kenzie Terrace and there are 41 parking spaces provided in this pro- posal where only 20 are required by -City ordinance: She was also assured that adequate snow storage will be provided as well. When Mr. Berg asked why the plan doesn' t provide an access to the rear of the building from Kenzie Terrace , Mr. Boarman pointed out that a driveway would have , to be built right next to 8 or 10 windows of apartments built at. ground level .on that. side . The architect also said that only one-half of the building will be four stories tall which. will permit less visual interference , permit more units per floor, and create a more interesting appearance for the building. The hearing was .closed at 8:55 P.M. Mr. Bjorklund reported Mr. Sopcinski had contacted him to report his inability to be in attendance and had indicated his opposition to the proposal because of the size. of the units now being proposed, a concern Mr. Bjorklund said he shared until he had been convinced the need for senior housing for the City outweighs these objections . Ms . Gabler confirmed the City ' s allocation will be based on the HUD guideline size and therefore , additional funding will have to be sought if the units are to be built larger than the guidelines dictate. She and • Mr. Fjeld assured Mr. Jones that the building management will utilize all available resources to keep the building residents involved in community activities and not isolated as so many of the elderly are today. Mr. Fjeld said he has already contacted four senior organiza- tions in the area in this regard.