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Sessic~ 1505, ~ Page 4 October 16, 1989 Mr. Price asked Mr. Ollendorff to get information back to him regarding home repair as quickly as possible. He s~id he was thinking particularly about senior citizens having difficulty mair~tainirg their h~mes. Mr. A~s called the question, and all voted_~ Aye except Mr. Price, who voted Nay. REDEVEI_OPM~T- 720 ~he City Manager concurred with the P~levelut~nt Authority recommendation to approve the develul~nt agreement for 720 Interdrive. He rec~u~_nded at least five y~m~s full and five years at 50% tax freezing, although the Authority rec~,u:~J~s up to 15 y~m~s of tax incentives. He noted that in the past Coun- cil has granted as much as 15 years if there are special circumstances. Mr. ~ asked if there were special circumstances in this case. Mr. O1- lendorff said these developers have mat all necessary requirements, whereas a few developers have asked for concessions; however, since there have been no other projects of this nature for ab~at a year, the Council may wish to con- sider that a special circumstance. Mr.. Schoc~er moved approval of the devel- opment agreement with five years full and ten .years of 50% tax freezing, with the rationale being that the market has changed, interest rates have gone up, and other developer assistance is no longer available. Mr. Adams seconded the motion. Mr. Price asked about other development projects, and Mr. Ollendorff said Council has sc~etimes given 20 ye~ucs of abatement for industrial develop- ments; however, the apa~t~_nt rehab terr~ have been shorter, although Council has sc~etimes given 15 years of full and partial abatement, especially if the buildings needed a great deal of work. He said the administration did not disagree with Mr. Schoomer's statement that few applications have come in this y~mr, and since the city would like ~ get more buildings rehabbed, Council might wish to lengthen the abatement ~=ied. Ail voted Aye except Councilmember Scht~an and Mayor Majerus, who voted Nay. LIQUOR LICENSE - 6335 DELMAR'BOULEVARD ~ne City Manager recc%~nded denial of a license to sell beer at 6335 Delmar. He said there was no need for additional liquor outlets in the Loop area; in addition, the proposed operators have not given evidence of a strong ability to enforce liquor laws with regard to ~dnors. Mr. Price moved denial as rec~u,~nded, with Mr. Aaams seconding the motion. Mrs. Tnc*,~son asked what was meant by the statement that the proposed opera- tors have not enforced liquor laws as applied to minors. Mr. Ollendorff said he had tried to find a polite way of saying one of the owners was arrested in another state for selling to minors. Ail voted Aye.