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Council Minutes of 12/15/98 engaged in a dialogue on what perhaps might work at that particular site in light of some of the concerns that were brought forward during Council. The developer agreed and in fact went back and in fact changed the plan as he had originally proposed it to the city to incorporate a use that was more harmonious with the buildings around it. That is, a use that was closer to the street and would mirror the footprint of the current building that is on that corner and be constructed of brick. The developer had presented the project to ~Valgreen. He was scheduled to appear on Monday to discuss the project informally. However, he called on Monday and indicated an administrative decision had been made to withdraw further pursuit of that particular site as there had been a change in management philosophy as to this particular location at this point in time. He did not indicate that that would be the last dialogue on this particular site. But he did indicate that at this point in time they would not be going forward with this particular project at this location. Mr. Gareau is appreciative of the time and effort put forth by JND Properties to cooperate and work towards a unique project for the city. Mrs. Saringer expressed concerns for the tenants of the building and asked Mr. Gareau if he was aware of whether the building owners were planning on demolishing the building. Mr. Gareau said he was not aware of any plans. Once the moratorium is over, the property owner would be free to do with his property as he so chooses. Mr. Limpert, Chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long- Range Planning Committee: 1) December 10 was the last meeting of the Citizens Advisory for the Community Block Grant for 1999, and all Council members have received a copy of the report. He thanked the members of the committee and introduced the following members who were in the audience: Co-chairpersons Paul Barker and Rae Anne Thomas and member Jackie Chavez-Anderson. They along with other members Bob Brookshire, John Gill, Jayson Herrera, Angelo Skoulis, Don Copeland and Duane Limpert put forth a tremendous amount of time reviewing the various projects that could be fundable through a city budget. (The committee was recognized by alt present.) A public hearing will be held on January 14 to discuss CDBG projects for 1999 and everyone is encouraged to attend. 2) On December 9, the Intra-Governmental Relations; Long-Range Planning Committee met to discuss Ordinance 98-148. Present were committee members Gareau and Nashar; Council members O'Grady, McKay, Miller and Kasler; Mayor Musial; Safety Director Jenkins and Assistant Law Director Dubelko. Ordinance 148 is an ordinance to amend Section 721.03 of Chapter 721 of the Business Regulation Code entitled "Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers." The object of this ordinance is to modify the hours in which canvassing can be done to better match the seasonal sunrise and sunsets. The legislation will be held in committee and will probably be placed on one of the January agendas. 3) The committee met jointly with the Finance Committee on Ordinance 98-139. This is an ordinance amending Section 171.06 of Chapter 171 of the Administrative Code entitled "Community Reinvestment" in order to provide for a new fee schedule for review of tax exempt applications. The basic idea of this ordinance is to have the fees on a scale to fit the size of the tax exemption request. After some discussion, the committee recommended unanimous approval. «~ 7