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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />City of New Brighton <br />September 13, 1983 <br />Page Five <br /> <br />considered for the "corridor area" of the City. <br /> <br />Counci1member Blomquist stated he felt the proposal <br />merited further consideration, and that he liked the <br />mix of commercial and residential properties. <br /> <br />Motion by Blomquist, seconded by Harcus to direct <br />staff to communicate to the developer that the Council <br />thinks the proposal merits further investigation and any <br />help that is needed from the staff be given, and to <br />further direct staff to bring back any agreements <br />that need Council approval. <br /> <br />Mr.Jack Chock, 857 Third Avenue, stated that the area <br />being considered was supposed to be a residential area, <br />and that it was supposed to be left that way. He further <br />stated that the neighbors don't want this project. <br /> <br />Mayor Harcus responded that none of the Council wants <br />to ram anything down the neighborhood's throat. <br /> <br />Councilmember Schmidt stated he urges anyone who is <br />afraiJd of townhomes to look at some that are around <br />the area. He further stated that the Council is <br />just saying that they are open minded enough to con- <br />sider looking at this proposal further, and that he <br />was not willing to say the Council doesn't want to <br />take a look at this. <br /> <br />5 Ayes - 0 Nayes - motion carried <br /> <br />Mr. M. V. Rich, of M. V. Rich & Company was present <br />to discuss the proposal for a commercial development <br />south of 10th Street, west of 5th Avenue (Beisswenger <br />Hardware) . <br /> <br />Mayor Harcus stated that the project was worthy of <br />working with staff to see if the City and developer <br />could make the numbers work. <br /> <br />Motion by Harcus, seconded by Blomquist to authorize <br />staff to work with the developer to determine the <br />feasibility of the project and to bring any agreements <br />to the Council for consideration. <br /> <br />Councilmember Benke questioned whether these buildings <br />would be designed for upward story growth, or would <br />the soil conditions prohibit it. <br /> <br />Mr. Rich stated that they were still looking at that <br />possibility, but they had insufficient data at this <br />point to make a final determination. <br />