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Planning Office Hours May 7, 1986 3. First Minnesota, 935-6126 Bruce Bednarek, Property Manager, and Paul Seifert, Branch Manager, of First Minnesota Federal Savings and Loan, were in with jim Miller to review prospects for growth at their site between the old Kugler Museum property and Lexington Avenue. They have been negotiating with the new owner of the Kugler Museum property to purchase, but have not succeeded as of yet. Their structure has 4,600 square feet on the first floor, and 5,600 square feet on the second floor. They note that they are not using the second floor for offices, but for a community room, lounge, and restrooms. The property has thirty-two parking spaces now, and could possibly be adjusted (with compact parking) to approximately forty-three. Thev have sixteen to seventeen employees maximum (so they note). We reviewea past history of this property, including our attempts to encourage them to purchase the land when it was available by the Schubert Society for $85,000. At that time, we had called the President of Minnesota Federal, having met with Minnesota Federal's representatives who said they had no power to make the decision. The Kugler property is 75 feet by 183 feet, and could (as noted in previous reports) provide excellent and, virtually, the only reasonable method for expansion of the facilities on this site. They want to add an additional drive -up window. in the past, employees have been instructed to park over in the residential area on Dionne Street, a practice now terminated.