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11 Council Proceedings City of New Brighton March 29,1977 Special Meeting Mayor Bromander stated he did not see how the question could be phrased tb be placed on a ballot because of the complicated nature of the issue. He added that a question could be placed on the ballot which would easily pass and. a question could be placed on the ballot so that it would easily fail. Councilman Senden stated he saw no harm in placing the issue on a ballot if financing could be found. He stated he did not believe a referendum was required and that a public hearing was the best way of getting public input. Len Juran, 803 8th Avenue, stated that he hoped the Council would not disregard the input of the people noting he believed Chey were well informed as to the plan. He stated he opposed redevelopment on the west side of Old h'wy 8 and that proposal was essentially antognistic to the business community. He stated he saw no need for a 500 acre redevelopment area to cleanup two blocks in the downtown core.. Councilman Fisher :asked whether Mr. Juran saw part of the plan that he felt was good Mr. Juran stated he -felt there were many good ideas. He felt the downtown plan was good but questioned why it could not be done on its own without HRA help. Gertrude Lange, 866 3rd Ave,stated that the HRA was taking away American heritage. She stated the business community had worked hard to establish itself and the Council should reject the plan. Arnel Beckman questioned whether the Council was working with small businessmen, whether apartments would bring in more revenue and he was also concerned with restrictive nature of the current sign regulations. Al Logelin, 933 11th Ave. NW, stated he is opposed to HRA, noting he has been to most HRA meetings and he didn't believe government should be involved in this manner - He referred to problems with tax increment districts in Minneapolis and stated there was no way to abolish HRA.