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referred to a house that the City recently moved to West 11th and rehabilitated. In that move, suggestions included that tenants be e required to live there for a certain period of time prior to restrictions being lifted. He feels that is an example of regulating tenure. He said the City could probably cite other instances in which the housing policy differentiated between groups for other than income factors. He would also like a report from the legal department on whether a moratorium can even be imposed. Mr. Haws left the meeting. It was Council consensus to hold further discussion on the matter but that public testimony would not be received at that time. After future discus- sion, Council may wish to call another public hearing depending on Council.s course of action. Ms. Schue would be interested in the possibility of lengthening the present 30-day time period for tenants to remain during condominium conversion. She would like legal advice on that as well as whether the City could add a landlord-tenant statement to the ordinance which would allow tenants to remain for a more extended period of time, should they be unable to purchase. Mr. Delay said he would like Mr. Whitelaw's response to the Daniel Lauber statement made to the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. He also wants to look at the general question of appreciated value'of a development and whether the City can somehow share in that value. e On the issue of staff not seeing material distributed to Council, Assistant Manager said that anyone wishing to submit material in the future should provide 25 copies to the City Manager's Office by the Friday noon preceding a Council meeting. Mr. Lieuallen said that he disagrees with the notion that the issue is not a human rights issue. He feels strongly that it is. He said that the discussion revolves around people with set life situations and it is extremely difficult, whether affordable or not, for them to switch in their thinking. They don't want a complicated financial situation at this point. He feels that giving special treatment to the elderly is a very appropriate stance for the Council to take. It was understood that, due to a heavy agenda at the Wednesday, October 31 meeting, discussion on this issue would be continued at the Monday, October 29 Council meeting. Upon motion duly made, seconded, and passed, the meeting was adjourned to October 29, 1979. A. Keith Manager Assistant City Manager e (Recorded by Diane Price) AKM:DP:pm/CM8a25 581 10/24/79--11