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Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to hold the council bill over pending sub- mission of written answers to questions raised at the last Council meeting and public notice of next meeting so all parties concerned can ,be present. .' Councilman Hershner said he would like to hear about the timing problems ,involved before voting on postponement. Councilman McDonald said because of the legal questions raised with regard to the Century Fund he would rather the item be held until further informa- tion is available. Manager said a report from .the Planning,Commissionwas received but not in time for distribution to Council members before this meeting. , Councilman Williams said he felt it would be more logical to decide whether to postpone after the answers were heard with regard to questions raised. Mrs. Campbell preferred postponement, not having had the information presented. Vote was taken on the motion as stated. Motion defeated, Councilmen Mohr, Beal, McDonald, and Campbell voting aye; Councilmen Teague, Williams, Hershner, Bradshaw, and Mayor Anderson voting no. ' . Manager gave the following information in reply to questions raised: (1) The YMCA does have the legal right to apply for a change of zone on the property involved. The "Y" has a long-term lease from School District 4J and was granted permission to build, sub- ject to securing authorization from the City through rezoning, and on the condition that the construction would not exceed five stories; (2) The Council'does have the authority to rezone publicly-oWhedland; (3) There are no deed restrictions limiting use of the property for park purposes; (4) There is no ~egal basis to require resolution of loading and unloading and pedestrian use at the YMCA building as part of the rezoning'issue since there a:i'e two separate parcels involved; (5) Planning for the area needs further w~rk and general plan refinements; (6) Amazon Housing - laws are relatively vague with regard to relationship between agencies at the time that area was developed; (7) Traffic egress to 22nd Avenue is not a necessary requirement; (8) Traffic arterials 'are capable of handling traffic generated by development, there has been no effort to evaluate future traffic volumes. In answer to Mrs. Beal, Planning Director said staff recommended the area'be zoned R-G rather than R-3 because of the restrictions under R-G so far as open space, height, sun /' plane, coverage, etc., are concerned. In answer to Councilman McDonald, he said 55 to ;' 60 units are allowed under the R-G zone, depending on height of structure and lot coverT age, and the maximum number allowed under R-3 is 60. Manager, in answeroto Mrs. Campbell, said that School District 4J owns the property and leases to the "Y" under a 75-year contract. Mrs. Campbell commented that the "Y" would not realize 100% profit because of the lease ~rrangement, and asked' about re- strictions in that respect. . - . In answer to Councilman McDonald, Manager said the rezoning petition was filed by the' YMCA, but the School Board authorized the action. He said that the zone accrues to the land and would be a designation permitting certain uses on that land without regard to owner or tenant. In answer to Councilman Hershner, Manager said the property was sold to the School District by the City. Joe Richards said the "Y" will continue to hold the property under the lease and under the terms permitting the "Y" to conduct this kind of acti vi ty. He explained the general terms' of the arrangement between the School District and the "Y" covering the, property and said it would allow the "Y" to get out of deficit financing. Councilman McDonald asked if the income from the development will be subject to Federal income tax. Mayor Anderson ruled the question out of order, saying it has nothing to do with the matter at hand. Councilman Bradshaw said that because no notice was given people in the area if action were taken at this meeting. delay would be somewhat critical for the developer who is units in time for the school term. he felt it would be unfair to Attorney' Richards said two weeks trying to open some of the Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to hold over to the May 22, 1972 Council meeting the rezoning of the YMCA property. . Councilman Williams said construction of apartments or motels as a source of funds for the "Y" is not new and is ,being done in most major cities; othe~ than that, he said, the "Y" does not have funds to develop the property, into a park. It is unlikely the City would develop it into a park in view of th~ funds be~ng expended in development of Amazon Park nearby. He said the property 'is' bordered by maj or thoroughfares so that it probably will not be developed under R-l regulations, so th?-t either the land will remain naked or the City will permit its development to provide additional housing and a 'source of funds for the "Y." He did not feel, there. was reason to postpone action, particularly in view of the benefit from favorable actibp~atthis ~eeting. . , /30, 5/8/72 - 9