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He related that questionnaires and interviews with 47 persons indicated that 23 preferred Alternative I 7 preferred Alternative II 16 preferred Alternative III Ten of the 47 who were residents preferred Alternative I. Eleven of the 47 who were businessmen were divided in their preference . 1 - Alternative I 4 - Alternative II 6 - Alternative III Twenty-five of the 47 who were property owners expressed the following preferences: 12 - Alternative I 3 - Alternative II 10 - Alternative III There had been equal response (23) for and against the development of Civic Center Drive East. He also stated that meetings had been held with the Human Relations Commission, the Planning Commission and the Industrial Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and residents of the area; that the residents preferred Alternative I, indicating that complete relocation assistance and payments to the property owners, as well as a buffer zone, would be required if Civic Center Drive East were constructed. He opined that basic policy decisions would have to be made, together with the commitments necessary for their implementations, to allow the people involved to begin to plan for their future. Mr. Castenada stated that there were 16 acres in the area: 10 acres residential and 6 non-residential; that there are 137 residential units in the area with 130 occupied with a total of approximately 500 persons; and that the present zoning is M 2. Councilman Evans arrived at 12:45 P.M. Mr. Castenada continued, stating that approximately 27 house- holds would be directly affected and would fall under relocation assistance payments if Civic Center Drive East were developed; and that, in his opinion, any program must be a gradual one, slowly phasing out.the residential use over a period~of time as units become vacant for various reasons. Councilman Griset.stated that he felt input concerning the redevelopment, activities needed to be brought into focus with regard to the area. Mr. castenada stated that they had a meeting scheduled with the Community Redevelopment Commission. Mr. Haworth stated that one of the major problems with a study of the type they had been conducting was that things kept happening during the study, and that Council could.make a land use decision and wait until a more appropriate time.to decide about the construction of Civic Center Drive East~ CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 393 NOVEMBER 5, 1973