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• buffer along Silver Lake Road, Mr. Dale said this would not be prac- tical from a cost point of view and because of the traffic problems which would result from such a plan. He also felt using cul-de-sacs would expend 30% of the land for roadways and would not be economical- ly feasible. Mr. Johnson expressed the opinion which was shared by the other Board members that the presentation had been very constructive and congratu- lated Mr. Hedlund on the comprehensive planning, saying it was the best that had been offered to date. He said however, the City and the public would require more specific date on the usages which would be involved and what restrictions would be included in the final proposal . He then took issue with the criticism of the new zoning ordinance telling Mr. Daubney that it had been formulated for St. Anthony ex- clusively and not to fit the needs of Golden Valley or any other muni- cipality. He did not see the great disparity between the ordinance and the zoning map which he said had been legally adopted along with the ordinance by Council action. He spoke for other Board members by saying that because the left hand turn had been provided at Mr. Hedlund's request it in no way justified the commercial usage of his land. Mr. Letourneau said he was not convinced that residential development of Mr. Hedlund's land could not be economically feasible and questioned the economic success of a commercial development across the road from • Apache Plaza which is not now fully rented. The attorney replied that Mr. Hedlund had not been able in ten years to merchandise his holdings for residential development. The attorney and planner both agreed that it would be their job to sell their proposals to the residents in the neighborhood many of whom have opposed similar propositions. They promised to report back to City officials the results of meetings with such groups. Mr. Hedlund then wanted to know whether the Board could express to the Council their approval of the plans that had been presented, but both Mr. Daubney and the Board were in agreement that this would be pre- mature. Later in the evening the concern was expressed that a commercial develop- ment in this area might jeopardize the "lifeblood of Apache" . Veri- fication was given that Apache management is officially notified of any proposed change in status of neighboring property. The Board then discussed the various forms of proposed application and procedural check lists which had been drafted by the City Attorney with some expressing reservations on the size of some of the forms . Motion by Mr. Cowan and seconded by Mr. Letourneau to indicate to the Council that the forms prepared by the City Attorney appear to be ac- ceptable and to suggest they be referred to City staff for determination • of their usage. (6)