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• -7- • 1 One of the suggestions that a building be devoted to a senior care center 2 caught the interest of the developer when he learned occupants were paying 3 from $1 ,100 to $1 ,400 for those units although he speculated how a suggestion 4 that that type of rent be charged for these units would have been greeted 5 by the persons present that evening. 6 7 Commissioner Madden responded to the questions about the deletion of the % 8 commercial saying he was pleased with a number of things which had taken 9 place that evening. He said he thought the developer should be complimented 10 for withdrawing his request to open the occupancy to every one and for returning 11 to a senior only rental project which the community seems to prefer and 12 the Commissioner said he was happy there would be no commercial included 13 in the project because he had originally voted• against that aspect because 14 he thought there was a better chance for the commercial in the area to be 15 more readily occupied, filled, and used than it currently seems to be. 16 17 Commissioner Jones assured the members of the public who were present that 18 the P.U.D. for the Redevelopment Project prohibited occupancy in the proposed 19 buildings by anyone else, including college students, other than seniors 20 without another hearing on a change. 21 22 Chair Franzese thanked them all for coming that evening, saying their interest 23 and concerns about the project would aid the City in developing a good project 24 for this site. Mr. Childs explained that since the developer had withdrawn 25 his request to open the occupancy of the buildings to anyone and had instead 26 returned to the use the City had approved last December, it now only remained • 27 for the Commission to make recommendations on the changes in design the developer 28 was proposing from what was approved at that time. 29 30 The meeting was recessed from 8:35 P.M. to 8:45 P.M. and reconvened for a 31 discussion of those changes with the developers. 32 33 The discussion with the developersincluded the disappointing sales of the 34 Kenzington units; senior preferences for bay windows over balconies; changes 35 which would be necessary to return the buildings to senior rentals. Matters 36 which would be touched on later in the Detailed Plan to be submitted by the 37 developer included the preference not to have long hallways and desire to 38 have specific landscaping plans provided expressed by Commissioner Jones; 39 the request for as much brick as possible by Commissioner Werenicz; and Mr. 40 Childs' request that some parking be provided close to the 202 project. 41 42 Mr. Yurick indicated there would be lockers provided but said he had observed 43 "there is never enough storage in any building" and he suggested it would 44 be far less costly for tenants to use a mini-storage facility like those 45 proposed for the empty space in the old LaBelle building at Apache Plaza. 46 47 There was some discussion of the "hysteria" about college students which 48 had been demonstrated that evening. Mr. Tushie said a lot of the problems 49 originated with the kids living in the fraternities and sororities on campus. 50 Some of the problems experienced in single family homes in the City were 51 pointed out to him. • 52 53 There was concurrence that if walkways were provided they would be best sited 54 around the pond rather than around the perimeter of the site. Mr. Childs 55 told the developers all the City's CDBG funds would be used for a pedestrian