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Sessiel 1629, Minu~ Page 7 October 17, 1994 Mrs. Sdmm~n said restoraticm of the Tivoli building is creating ~at enthu- siasm in the entire met~u~olitan area, and Joe and Linda ~rards are to be c~L~ for uraertaking this project. Ihe City Manager reo-,~,~-a~a ~ of a site plan M to allow a substantial ~aa{ticn to the Mount Gian~n M{~icn~ry P~mtist (ba~dx. I~a pro- posed use Will enable the ChX,,.dx t.o compatible with the neighborhood as lo~g as go~d faith efforts are ccmtim~a to provide add{tic~al parking as the ~ arises. Approval should incl,_w~ waiving up to 20% the required fzL~i yard fL~ 15 feet down to 12 feet, re- quiring the applicant to ~m~{t a detailed landscape plan to the Director of Planning for review and ap~, and ccmtim~a efforts to provide additi~r~l Mrs. ~h~sc~ moved approval with all ccrrliticns, ~{ng that this church has given the Third Ward a face lift. Mr. ~ ~ the motion, which car- ried unan~mmusly. Deacon Harvey thanked the Council and said the (l~hda will do all it can to continue beautifying that corner. ~he City Manager said restoratic~ plans for this bn~lding include an additic~ on the ~t side which would cover a private l:u.-r.~,~a'ty area currently used as a walkway frC.~u ~ fire escape to the public alley. The owner is requestin~ an easement for ~y ~ on the existing City parking lot sidewalk. ~ would m~an there would be no charge in use of this public sidewalk nc~ or in the future, thus restricting future devel~.-,~nt possibilities. Mr. O1- lendorff reckamerded appruving the ~ng of an easemint four feet wide by 40 feet lc~g Lmmeiiately adjacent to the hn~lding, with a condition that the City can substitute alternative Mns of e~ss should it be necessary to use the sidewalk for other ~ presently unforeseen. fhe City Manager said Southwestern Bell Telephone Oa~x~ny rec~cs an ease- ment 22 feet wide by 32 feet ~ at the corner of the rn~away into the City leaf mulch and nature study area. ~ Park O,,-,,~-~sic~ rec~eras denial as they q3pmse any easement or other use of park p~uA~rty. Mr. Ollendorff rec- vice, and otbar possible locations for tba switahing boxes would be less well screened and vimmq ly intrusive. In the past, the City has ruutinely easenents for purposes that do not interfere with public use of the The City retains ownership of the land with no apparent harm to the nature