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_i^qikt�-' CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES September 13, 1983 Chairman Sundland called the meeting to order at 8:17 P.M. Present for roll call: Sundland; Vice Chairman Letourneau; Secretary/ Treasurer Marks; and Commissioners Ranallo and Enrooth. /3 /-' Also present: David Childs, Executive Director Motion by Secretary/Treasurer Marks and seconded by Commissioner Enrooth to approve as submitted the minutes of the H.R.A. meeting held August 23, 1983. Motion carried unanimously. An informal meeting with the H.R.A. Planning Consultant, Dick Krier, had been held at 7:15 P.M. just prior to the Council meeting and immediately following the Council budget workshop and public hearing. .Mr. Krier reiterated, as had been verified by the August 25th letter from the President of Westwood Planning and Engineering Co., that his resignation had been accepted by Westwood, who had agreed to the • assignment of their contract with the H.R.A. to Mr. Krier's new employer, Derrick. Land Company, effective August 15, 1983, in order that Mr. Krier could continue his service as consultant for the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project until its completion. In his September 13th update on the project, which the Planning Con- sultant distributed to all present, Mr. Krier reported that a market survey taken by the redevelopers had convinced them that the structure for Phase 1 of the project would have to be redesigned which could be anticipated to delay the construction of the condominiums, now to be known as The Kenzington, until early next spring. There had been some concern on both the Planning Commission and Council that the parking proposed by the redeveloper would not prove adequate for prospective buyers from this area and that assumption had been affirmed in the 114 responses to the market survey sent out by the redevelopers and by those buyers who had participated in the redesigning of the building, all of whom confirmed that at least one enclosed parking space would have to be provided for each unit. If these changes in parking are to be provided, the consultant said the height of the proposed building would have to be increased to 5-1/2 stories with an additional one and one-half stories constructed above ground. The redeveloper has received a verbal mortgage commit- ment from the lender, subject to their review of the new design, and, Mr. Krier said, when that approval is secured, a redrawn PUD would be • presented for H.R.A. approval before it is presented for Planning Commission and Council consideration. The change in design would force Arkell to seek an extension of their agreement with the H.R.A. for the project but, since they have indicated they intend to pay $350,000