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235 ~- February 26, 1974 Enclosed is a petition from Edgefield property owners and residents most directly affected by this undesirable building. Also, some pictures of the building and surround- ing land are enclosed. We trust that you will The following petition Lane, Edgefield, was read: see that our request receives received from property owners a fair and impartial hearing." and residents on Craneybrook "Authority Building Permit #2975-D dated July 20, 1972. The building cited above for a period of one year only. was granted. was originally erected at However in October 1973 this site as a temporary b~ildiBg an extension of two more years We, the undersigned, request that you have respect to this building and require the removal able date for'the following reasons: the two year extension rescinded with of this building at the earliest practic. 1. We find this building and tke sar~o~n4i~laa&_a_~ea~very objectionable in our neighborhood which is zoned R-tS0 - low density residential. We feel this type and size of building has no place in or near an established residential area such as Edgefield. 2. We feel this building and grounds and related activities have an adverse effect on the value of our property. 3. We feel that this building is not within the intent of Section 504 of the City's Building Code which states: 'A special building permit for a limited time must be ob- tained before the erection of temporary structures such as construction sheds ....... such structures shall be completely removed upon the expiration ~fthe t~me limit stated in the permit.' Furthermore, we urn§ the Council to refer this matter to an impartial group, such as the Planning Commission, for review and recommendation to the Council as to whether the extension should be rescinded and building removed or ~he building should remain. We feel that the Edgefield property owners adversely affected by this building and the owner of the building will receiv,e~fair treatment from a groupSuc~ as the Planning Commission, who are experts in matters pertaining to land use. Si~ned by WilliAm ~. Moore, 5725 Craneybook Lane, an~ others" Motion of Mr. Johnson and seconded by Mr. Smith, the matter to be referred to the City Manager for area to be cleaned surrounding the building, was adopted by unanimous vote. Amendmen-t, to the motion.~r. ~Holley and seconded by Mr. Early, that the City Attorney render an opinion todete~mine if the buildi-ng permit zs in violation, was ado by unanimous ~ote. 74-87 - The following letter ~received from George F. Davis, Chairman, Municipal Finance Commission, was read: "~he Municipal Finance~C~mm~s~ion at its monthly meetin~ held on January 9, 1974, received a report from the Rev~n~e~Sharing Sub-Committee on requests for Revenue Sharing Funds which included a request for a swimming pool in the Southsid~ a~rea to replace a which was taken by the Crawford Street Connector. It is the understanding of this Com- mission~that the United Fund 'h,a.s ap~proximately $15,000 for use towards the purchase of land or construction cost for a swimming pool in the Southside Prentis Park area. Since there is now m blance of approximately $318,000 of Entitlement IV Revenue Sharing Funds which have not been committed (only recommended by management) this Commission would like to make the following recommendation: 'We recommend that $100,000 marked for the construction summer of 1974.' to Revenue Sharing Funds from Entitlement IV be of a swimming pool in the Southside area by the ear - In the event this recommendation meets with the approval of City Council, we further recommend that this item be referred through the Recreation Director to the Parks and Recreation Commission for selection of a site and proposal for operation. We submit the above recommendations to you for your consideration and adoption." Motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Smith, to concur in the recommendation of the Municipal Finance Commission. Substitute motion of Mr. Johnson and seconded by Mr, King, to be referred to the Recreation Commission, was adopted by unanimous vote. 74-88 - Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. King, that Burre~l R. Johnson to be appointed as Chairman of the Sister City Program by the City Council. Substitute motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Smith, to be referred to the City Atturney (appointment to Sister City Program), and report back at next meeting, March 12, 197~, was adopted u~a~mous vote. 74-89 Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. King, that the Council meet in an