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4 -2- for the area where the bowling alley and oriental restaurant are now. The planner said he had told the Eberhardt representative the City would consider using revenue bonds for the commercial development and intends to reapply for 202 funding for the senior project. He agreed with Commissioner: i Ranallo that it couldn't hurt to have the City make personal contact with the Washington, D.C. H.U.D. officials, but indicated he personally perceives Senator Durenberger, because of his interest in local government, might be the best source of help. Although most of the developers he has contacted have told him they are undertaking the whole redevelopment project at the same time would be a big chunk for them.to bite off, Mr. Krier reported on of these, Kraus Anderson, had demonstrated an interest in joining with a residential builder to develop the whole project. The planning con- sultant gave the.names ofidevelopers he anticipates would submit proposals and said none of the smaller firms had been discouraged from making a proposal even if.only for phase 1 because there is always the possibility they might be coupled.with a larger firm later in the process. The Secretary/Treasurer indicated.he would like to attend the March conference in Washington, D.C. where he could utilize some of the political contacts he made during his campaign to lobby for the 202 funding for the senior project. The Vice Chairman saw the conference as an opportunity for better educating himself for the position he holds in the H.R.A. The Mayor said one.of the advantages he sees for • contacting H.U.D. officials personally would be to at least "findout what the ground rules might be for.getting funding". It was agreed that one advantage the City might have was that the project would have both the support of a Democrat Congressman, Martin Sabo, and a Republican Senator, Dave Durenberger. Councilman Enrooth indicated that; although he had initially shared some of the doubts his fellow officials had expressed about the value of conferences, he had come to believe as he perceives they have, that such meetings serve as relatively inexpensive educational tools where the information provided cannot be gotten elsewhere. He said he would like to attend the conference in New Orleans next year. Mr. Bjorklund noted the invaluable information he had gotten about associated housing and'other planning issues at the land use and plan- ning seminar he attended in November and the general consensus was that Planning Commission members should also be encouraged to attend as many planning seminars as possible to become better educated for their duties on the Commission. Motion by Secretary/Treasurer Marks and seconded by Commissioner Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 9:55 P.M. with a heartfelt wish for a Merry'Christmas for their fellow H.R.A. members as well as for the staff and the entire City. • Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe, Secretary