1981-04-01 Joint Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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e e . Minutes, Joint Public Hearing and Regular Meeting April 1, 1981, Page 13 Askins: Well, that issue could be addressed by contractural restrictions also. Like they could be restricted to 5] units and that's all. Another thing is this, Happy Harbor has this property, if they don't use it for this are they going to use it to expand the nursing home? There are some of these uses they could build without rezoning. They have a right to use their land for something. That is what I was trying to address. The Planning and Zoning and City Council has this as a policy matter and that decision rests with them as a policy matter. As a legal standpoint the City's and the citizens' interest can be protected by restricted use, number of units, non- profit corporation use, density, further expansion, all of these can be addressed. The type of contract that can be re- corded up to 40 years if they agree to it. . Rev. Wilson: Let me explain that this project is an ongoing project of the Methodist Church. It has long been a dream and let me say this grant is to construct 51 units, no more, and we are bound to this end. Under this grant we could not do anything further. When you question that, you question the very integrity of the Methodist Church. Let me say further, that if any of you folks think that anyone 62 years of age or older can't take care of himself, you are mistaken. Several other citizens spoke from their seats, but the mike did not pick up. Julian Fisher, 1211 Bayshore: I have no objection to the Happy Harbor expansion, but I think there should be a condi- tion that they cannot give over their rights to multi-family housing. Now is that a condition to the granting of the zoning? Askins: No, zoning is just an excise of the police powers of the City. You're talking about can they sell it. That would not be in the zoning. What we are talking about is committing it to a particular use and I think that could be both in the zoning and in a letter of agreement. Meza: What is the rent going to be on these units? Neal: The rent is based on the income of the person; 25 percent of their gross income. The government subsidizes the rest. Meza: The next item is to hear a request to rezone a tract of land out of outlots 301 and 302 that fronts 26th Street (200 feet) and is 642 feet deep, from residential to commercial for Mr. Howard Stentz. This property is in the Lomax area and was .