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e before Council. Manager noted the staff position is that this is a permitted use and a question of conformance to the Building Code and issuance of a building permit. Ms. Smith said concern had been expressed to her from WUN regarding May 1 as the starting date for the structure. She wanted some assurance that there would be enough time to address some of the issues of concern before building began. Stan Long, City Attorney, said if a building permit is applied for and the building permit in all respects complies with the City Code, the City is obligated to issue such a permit. Brad Perkins, representative of WUN, requested some assurance from the Council that when a building permit is applied for, the group would be contacted, thus allowing the possibility of their reviewing with Sacred Heart officials and other people in the surrounding area their concerns regarding the parking structure. He noted one technical point in which the proposal might be in violation, that being total enclosure of the structure. e Manager said it was the staff's hope that Sacred Heart and the Neighbor- hood Planning Team would be able to meet, discuss, and review the plan. Mr. Delay felt this to be a very significant item. This was one of the primary concerns of the WUN who are working on their refinement plan. The neighborhood group thought this parking structure would not be started this early, thus allowing the neighborhood group the ability to adopt its refinement plan before any significant major development would occur in that part of town. He was also concerned in that he felt the problem has not been adequately addressed and thought there might be other options. He felt the City should ensure that all groups concerned get together to review the plan and express concerns to one another. Ms. Smith said she hoped that in addition to the Neighborhood Planning Team and the Sacred Heart officials getting together, that perhaps repre- sentatives of the City's Public Works Department could attend regarding some specific problems, i.e., traffic. This was a very major concern, especially regarding the 13th and Hilyard area. Gordon Rennie, Public Relations Director, Sacred Heart Hospital, first noted for Council the drawing depicting the parking structure on the memorandum distributed was an artist's interpretation and not an actual depiction. He said he would be willing to carry any instructions back to the administration and he was sure the Sacred Heart officials would be willing to meet with any of the concerned groups. Regarding timing of the proposed structure, he said there was no definite time set yet, although noted it was critical and he hoped the groups could meet very soon. e 4-26-78--5 ~,