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• Page 7 1 Doug Jones, 2505 Silver Lane, voiced his concerns about storm water runoff. He 2 stated he could see no dollar amount in either plan conerning this issue. He opined that 3 Silver Lake looks extremely murky due to run off from places like Apache. He feels the 4 City should help with this problem and that one way would be to condemn certain 5 properties for ponding, etc. 6 Gerald Evans, 2916 Silver Lake Court, is in full agreement with Mr. Haik that the 7 Planning Commission should take a strong look at spending this kind of money. 8 Jim McNulty, 2921-33rd Avenue NE, also concurs with Raymond Haik and is worried 9 that with the present staff, the City will have problems in the future. 10 Jim Higgins, 2712 St. Anthony Boulevard, has been waiting 16 plus years for 11 something to happen at Apache. He had many questions about uses, tax base, and 12 neighbors. He, too, is conerned with TIF and does not want taxes to increase if the 13 project fails. Mr. Higgins said the Plan should be "cast in stone" beforehand and wants 14 the Planning Commission to table the project. The Planning Commission, he added, has 15 never been given the flexibility to plan. 16 Chair Bergstrom asked if the Hillcrest representatives would respond to the comments. Scott Tankenoff responded to Mr..Otte's concerns by stating that comparing the Stinson 18 project with the Apache project is not an appropriate comparison. He explained that 19 they have done several post-war buildings and Hillcrest has been in business for many 20 years. He added that building components are only as good as the people who put them 21 in - Hillcrest buildings last. Mr. Tankenoff offered that Hillcrest's consultants are 22 available to discuss the Apache project with residents. 23 Referring to the Met Council Livable Communities grant application, Mr. Takenoff 24 stated that that program is not tied in with Apache directly and therefore, Hillcrest has 25 not been waiting for more information on the grant. 26 Chair Bergstrom asked Mr. Soth to respond to the audience comments concerning TIF 27 for this project. Bergstrom pointed out that that issue was not in the Planning 28 Commission's realm, but the Council's, and that the Planning Commission is only 29 considering the preliminary and final plans and rezoning request at this meeting. 30 Mr. Soth explained that Jerry Gilligan of Dorsey & Whitney, is handling the TIF for 31 this project, so he (Mr. Soth) is not familiar with the specifics. He noted that everybody 32 needs to know that the City is not just handing $4 million in TIF money to the 33 developer. He also commented that statutory requirements state that the Planning Commission is to consider the Plan and rezoning for this type of project.