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1 Commissioner Hansen said if the Commission kept the original motion, 02 there would have been nothing to prevent Mid-America from requesting a 3 further extension if after six months, the Commission perceived they had 4 made a good faith effort to find a tenant for the entire space. He said 5 he perceived that the City wasn't foreclosing- on the issue altogether 6 but was instead asking Mid-America to do everything they could in six 7 months and then to return for further action from the Commission or 8 Council based on their possible inability to find an acceptable tenant 9 for the space. 10 Commissioner Franzese said she perceived a strong belief of the 11 Commission that the issue should be held over for at least six months 12 and made the following: 13 Motion by Franzese, seconded by Werenicz to delay enforcement of the 14 conditions imposed on the Mid-America Cheese Store for six months during 15 which the company would make reasonable efforts to find a subtenant for 16 the entire premises at 2912 Pentagon Drive and if unsuccessful in 17 finding that subtenant would have to return to attempt to work out 18 another agreement with the City. 19 Motion carried unanimously. 20 Ms. VanderHeyden indicated she would in the meantime be rechecking with 21 Mr. Childs to clarify whether he had meant to allow the combination only 22 because it was for the same operator or whether he thought the 23 enforcement should be delayed no matter who operated the front or back. 04 Mr. Diessnire said the way he understood the motion was that the 25 Commission was recommending Mid-America be given six months to see how 26 they perform and within that six months the company would either be 27 coming back to the City to report they could find no subtenants for the 28 entire facility or if they found a subtenant for the retail only, to 29 request a delay of enforcement based on a combination of that subtenant 30 and continuance of Mid-America's wholesale operation. Commissioner 31 Wagner concurred with that understanding, saying that the City in the 32 meantime could be consulting its own attorney to determine whether the 33 City Ordinance could allow the latter. 34 Mr. Johnson reminded the Commissioners that the Coast to Coast store 35 would be having its grand opening at 9:00 a.M. the following morning. 36 He indicated business at the hardware store had been very good even 37 without advertising. The center manager also reported a grand 38 reopening of the shopping center was planned for at which time the 39 center owners' New York representatives would be present. These 40 ceremonies would be followed by a big sales promotion sponsored by the 41 owners. 42 Mr. Johnson reported the other activities the center anticipated once 43 the new signage is up, which included repainting all the store fronts 44 and the canopy support columns. The Center Manager replied to 45 Commissioner Wagner's questions related to existing signs on the back 8