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build a private drive on tlre public street, ng initial or long range cost implications. Howe - 484-3244. Gordy Howe is back witll revised plans for the development of a multi-family housing structure with underground garage on the two sides northwest of Hwy. 36 and Rice Street. Again, we brougllt in Bruce Ryden so that we could agree on the best metliod for emergency vehicle access. We agree a 100 foot diameter cul-de-sac will be brought appropriate off of Rice Street, and that a second access under these conditions on this side will not be necessary. Gordy Howe notes that tlle top of liis roof will be 1.0 feet below Bruce Lightner',� deck on liis new home. It appears that Mr. Lightner's residence is a key factor here and inasmuch as it's a new house and the view from his deck is important to him, and somewhat illustrates the general problem in relationsliip to the lieiglit of this building to the single family homes fronting on Minnesota Street. We advised Gordy to proceed with the application for amendment to the com�r�hensive l�lan to accomodate the higher number of units which he says isfessential to making the project �ork. The other option was to drop the proposal. We felt that tlie city at least should have a chance to look at this higlier density proposal inasmuch as it is tlze only one we have }iad for many years that combi�ies the two properties and does create an intelligent solution. Turner - 533-616°. Jim Turner is with the North Central builders who proposed to put a. garage addition on the home of r4r. Wilkinson at 2917 Arona. This �vill be a free standing garage which will rec{uire a minor variance to locate it so that it will work in the backyard of t}iis property. It will be 26 feet from tlle rear lot line, and 22 feet from the side lot line. This appears a reasonable solution on this site. Eaves - 63�-3562. Larry Eaves from the Center Companies representing Rosedale and Rich Vida from TGIF Friday's were in to discuss a possible location of a Friday's free stanciing restaurant with 8,500 square feet and 200-225 seats on the Rosedale Shopping Center site at the southeast corner contiguous to the ramp off Snelling to westbound traffic on Hwy. 36. We reviewed with them the long standing agreed upon policy with Dayton Hudson anci the city regarding the sprinkling of peripheral development around the sliopping center noting that the tendency to do that as was done in Brookdale was as exactly what the city and Dayton Hudson agreed not to do, We suggested that expansion within the center with the accomadation of additional re�uired parking by ramping is the direction they should go. We encourage them to look at tlle possibility of Class 1 restaurant facilities in combination with a hotel within the center as was done in the Galleria in Houston initially and copied in many major regional shopping cente� around the country.since. This was discussed with the llayton Hudson people ten years ago, and we feel � is a viable potential for the future today. tiVe do feel that the sprinkling of peripheral uses around the center, however, will not be in the center's interest functionally or esthetically, and it should be discouraged. The city did turn down a T`BA free standing unit on the Snelling Avenue some years ago, tlius firmly establishing this principle. ,