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-10- • 1 affirmation of Councilmember Enrooth' s recollection that the 2 original number had been 4. Commissioner Werenicz said he recalled 3 the Commission had been given a choice between 6 and 2 and had 4 settled on 3 at the end. 5 6 Commissioner Hansen questioned whether, if the Council 'actually 7 rewrote the whole Ordinance, the Planning Commission would %not have 8 to give its reaction to those changes. Mr. Childs indicated that 9 was not his understanding. The Chair agreed that the Planning. 10 Commission had already fulfilled its role in the process by 11 reporting the public reaction to the issue. Commissioner Hansen 12 said he perceived the Commission had also been receiving more 13 resident response since the hearing. 14 15 Mr. Childs said he would send copies of the revised draft to the 16 'Commission members before the next Council meeting and reiterated 17 some of the reasoning he perceived behind the changes. 18 19 Manager Gives Update on Various City Projects 20 21 Mr. Childs discussed the problems which had arisen with the last 22 phases of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project; successful 23 rental of Chandler Place; sale of the Hertog lots and the type of 24 homes to be constructed. in that project. He said he wasn' t sure how 25 many lots had been sold in the Johnson project; considered the 26 Blanske townhome project to have been done very well; and indicated • 27 he had no further information with regard to the property on the 28 corner of 33rd -and Stinson. 29 30 Commissioners Protest Three Signs Being Erected on Dairy Queen 31 32 Commissioner Werenicz said he recalled the Commission had only 33 recommended the store be permitted to keep the sign on top of the 34 store and erect one other sign where now that the store has been 35 rebuilt there are two well lit signs on each side of the building as 36 well as the sign ' which had been perceived to have been 37 "grandfathered in" . Commissioner Hansen said even the latter might 38 be doubtful since the store was completely taken down and rebuilt. 39 40 Mr. Childs said he would check on the matter and' get back to the 41 Commission at their next meeting. 42 43 He then reiterated the businesses which had been lost to the center 44 because of the delay by the absent landlords in signing the leases 45 which had been submitted to them. 46 47 Manager Updates _ Commission on Possibility of City Taking Over the 48 Parkview Building 49 50 Mr. Childs gave the changes in the City facilities which might 51 conceivably result from the above happening but said this was only 52 one of the issues the school district is contemplating because of 53 decreases in enrollment and economic problems. Commissioner Hansen 54 said he understood the school district wants to get the matter 55