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l Chairperson Getty said she believed the Council was asking for direction from the Planning Commission in this regard. Commissioner Wilson indicated there is a need for affordable set aside now and perhaps we want to pxotect this. He said he could go along with rental units being set aside for. a definite period of time. Chairperson Getty asked how permanent is permanent and asked if in three years City Council could change i,t, Commissioner Lindsey said he would recommend 25 years as opposed to permanent. Commissioner Wilson stated he agrees with this. Commissioner Doherty said 25 years is better than permanently. Bill Hirst, 147 Bernal Avenue, spoke stating that a copy of a letter he wrote has been distributed to the Commission. He reiterated the three types of exemptions currently before the City. He said the City Council has determined that as far as the revenue bond program was concerned a project would have to participate with 50~ of the development in order to get an exemption. He said the Parish project cannot do this because it would effect the bond rating. He said they don't disagree with the lower income housing exemption but feels there is also a place for exempting "unsubsidized" low income housing receiving treatment as described in his letter to the Planning Commission. Art Dunkley, Castlewood Properties, Ine. said the proposal is designed for rental units and you have to make it practical for Parish and others. He addressed guidelines. based on H.U.D. He said arbitrary numbers should't be recommended in the staff report unless a rental project is being considered. He said you have to consider amenities, density and the size of the units. He said if you evaluate those you can consider 80$ median income w~.thout other reductions as affordable if it is "for sale project." He urged the Commission not to be caught up with fixed numbers. Commissioner Jamieson said more sewers will be needed if we are to keep building. Mr. Dunkley stated he agrees and that we don't have enough sewers now according to the Mayor. He urged the City to take some action now to provide sewers three/four years down the line. Mr. Harris indicated that DSRSD is looking into the matter. Commissioner Wilson indicated that if the new pipeline had been wider it would have only cost cents per foot and now we are faced with a forty million dollar proposal. -22- __..._...r_..__._ .. _ .