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r -2- 1 tax increment financing requires at least 5% of the project be sub- 2 sidized and he speculated the redevelopers would find- it very dif- 3 ficult to complete the redevelopment project they have proposed without 4 202 funding. The Commissioner then asked why, if it is true that, if 5 the Commission should reject this proposal, the whole project would be 6 "down the tube" , a public hearing is necessary at all. The. Manager 7 told him the Council and the Commission had already given preliminary 8 approval to the 202 building and the hearing that evening was to approve 9 the Detailed Plan as required by the P .U.D. ordinance. 10 11 Mr. Childs told Commissioner Bjorklund that Walker-Methodist had been 12 one of six non-profit organizations who had been contacted to sponsor 13 this project and only four, Augustana; the Archdiocese of St. Paul; 14 Health Central; and Walker had indicated any interest. The Archi- 15 diocese was interested, but the local Catholic Church was unwilling to 16 serve as sponsor. Mr. Yurick told the Commissioners Walker was 17 selected because of their enthusiasm to do the project and their will- 18 ingness. to commit to providing the amenities for the building which 19 H.U.D. would never fund, but which- would be necessary to make the 202 20 project compatible with the overall development in St. Anthony. 21 22 The developer then introduced the Walker-Methodist representatives who 23 could give the organization's background .and experience in the area of 24 care for the elderly and handicapped. Mr. Hesketh, Chairman of the 25 Board of Trustees of Walker-Methodist Residence and Health Care 26 Services , Inc. , indicated the St. Anthony project was just what his • 27 organization is looking for to complete the existing package of care 28 which Walker Methodist provides elsewhere in the Twin Cities . He 29 discussed the number of health care and independent living senior 30 projects the organization .had developed which were - detailed in the 31 brochure .which had been distributed to staff and Commission members . 32 33 Susan Viking, development specialist for Walker, traced the history 34 of Walker-Methodist from the first home for unwed mothers they had 35 sponsored, to the 145 unit senior independent living apartment build- 36 ing at 37th and Bryant for which ground had been broken that day . 37 She reported on the historical connection with the Methodist Church 38 and the Walker family and told the Commissioners that the only con- 39 nection between these and the Walker-Methodist Residences and Health 40 Services , Inc.. , was spiritual , rather than financial support, today. 41 Services are provided on a very ecumenical basis , Ms . Viking said. 42 43 Ms . Gabler, who had served five years as the Director of Development 44 for the Greater Minneapolis Metropolitan Housing Corporation, told the 45 Commissioners she had only been associated with Walker-Methodist for 46 a month. As part of her job with the Minneapolis housing organiza- 47 tion, she had worked with neighborhood groups on housing projects and 48 had served as an advisor to the senior federation who had unsuccessfully 49 sought 202 funding for a similar project on the site where the Kenzing- 50 ton would be constructed. Ms . Gabler answered questions about the 51 types of services the sponsor would be providing for the residents of 52 the proposed building. She said she would be working closely with the • 53 City Community Services to coordinate their programs with her own 54 and anticipates there would be a' caretaker couple selected from the 55 residents to -oversee the interior maintenance of the building with