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I i a CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES September 27, 1983 Chairman Sundland called the meeting to order at 9:51 P.M. Present for roll call: Sundland, Vice Chairman Letourneau, Secretary/ Treasurer Marks, and Commissioners Enrooth and Ranallo. Also present: David Childs, Executive Director; William Soth, Attorney; Richard Krier of Derrick Land Company, Planning Consultant; and Judy Makowske, Planning Commission Representative. Motion by Secretary/Treasurer Marks and seconded by Vice Chairman Letourneau to approve as submitted the minutes of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority mmeeting held September 13, 1983. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Vice Chairman Letourneau and seconded by Secretary/Treasurer Marks to approve payment of $2,555.33 to Dorsey & Whitney for legal services to the H.R.A. during July, 1983. Motion carried unanimously. • The concerns about parking level enclosures for the Phase 1 condominium structure which had been raised during the. Council meeting held just prior to this meeting, were discussed further with the Planning Con- sultant. Mr. Krier agreed to negotiate with the redevelopers an alternative plan for minimizing the effect of wind and rain on the parking areas during the winter and to ascertain whether the increases in unit costs if the enclosed parking were provided as quoted by the architect, had been realistic. The consultant said all these details would be worked out before a final plan for the project would be sub- mitted for approval. However, he noted that many luxury condos in the metropolitan area have been constructed with open parking ramps. Commissioner Ranallo indicated he perceives the architect could have been more creative in providing better sheltering, at least half way up, for a project whose residents would be 55 and over. He said he personally would rather pay more for a heated garage because an open garage just below the first floor apartments would decrease the heating efficiency for those units. Mrs. Makowske questioned whether "we might have over extended those parking spaces since the plans now preclude using some of the parking spaces for storage when parking needs diminish with the aging of the residents". Motion by Secretary/Treasurer Marks and seconded by Vice Chairman Letourneau to accept the revised redevelopment site plans for the Phase 1 40 structure for the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project subject to the