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1/17/84 Page -4- Mr. Rupp apologized for his secretary making the comment about the 2; acre site. Originally 22 acres was set aside for the Fire Department; but the Fire District has indicated to us thai~ they are not particularly interested in i~he site and would like to work with Homart in trying to find a better location. bec<~use of the access. The total 5 acres which has been provided to the City for the City's purpose and the Housing Authority has an interest in that. In answer to the second question he stated HUD's involvement cou:Ld require a change in the application. The application would be specifically for elderly housing. We are not trying to kid anybody and the Housing Authority has in- str~ucted him, if it is o.k. with City Council, to ;pursue this elderly housing as they are not interested in more family housing at this time. If we make the application for elderly and HUD would then come back and say they wanted to change then we would have to come back before the City Council and ask for that re- quest. The other point is that applications have been accepted well before the date of January lst; however the latest information we have from the State of Colorado indicates that the applications will be accepted by February lst, and he did want to have the opportunity to visit with the new council to discuss the application. As far as the access - that could be a problem currently but. in the future when we look at the long range plan for the City's housing, we are viewing providing scatter sites throughout they whole project. We do have very limited sites because of undermining situation and not: all sites that are dedicated to the City are: suitable for housing developments. This site is a suitable site and in the years to come when development occurs in the area for. future shopping; access to recreational facilities, etc. Plus the fact, the City provides a van service to elderly to aid thE,m in their transportation needs. There- fore, felt that should resolve that particular is:~ue .