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Session 1258, Minutes Page 6 September 22, 19'80 Mr. Sabol moved t~. defer action. The motion died for lack of a second. Mrs. Metcalfe said if the Council is concerned about conditions not being met, it has the discretion to withhold approval until the agreed-upon conditions are actu- ally accomplished by the developer. Mr. Kelley noted that Council has a final backup with the occupancy permit, since they will not be issued if developmen[ standards are not met. He felt it did not make sense to defer action. Mrs. Metcalfe said she felt the situation may now be somewhat different than it was when the condominium ordinance was passed, with respect to the current vacancy rate and the desirability of having more condominiums available, but she also felt that Council should approve this one, since it is in compliance with current laws gov- erning condominiums. Mr. Adams called the question. Mr. Sabol moved to table. There was no second. All voted Aye to approve the application except Councilmembers Sabol and Thompson, who voted Nay. CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION AT NOS. 1 AND 3 HEARTWOODS COURT Th~ City Manager said an application was received to convert an eight-family apart- ment at Nos. 1 and 3 Heartwoods Court to condominiums. The proprietor, Mr. Ken Shapiro, has pledged to meet all inspection requirements. The application is in compliance with all requirements of th~ City Code. Mr. Sylvan H. Robinson, 8041 Cornell, representing Mr. Shapiro, 10935 Janridge, asked to address the Council. Mr. Robinson said Kenstan Realty is the developer Of this building, which is Just west of Canterbury Gardens. Mr. Robinson said the company will make additional improvements over what is required in the code. Ten- ants have.already been'given a 90-day notice, and all leases will be honored. It was not possible to ha~e separate water meters, so the water rates will be prorated among the eight apartments. Present tenants will be given first choice to buy their apartment at a discount. Mr. Sabol said he had received a letter from a present tenant who said there had been a lot of problems in the building. Mr. Robinson said the building inspection addressed itself to these problems, and they will be corrected. Mr. Sabol said there were a number of other complaints, and Mr. Robinson said anything which did not meet the code would be corrected. He said that Kenstan Realty had just pur- chased the building for purposes of condominium conversion, and that the building's problems were in existence prior to that. The conversion process should correct the problems. Mr. Shapiro said the apartments would probably sell in the $40,000 range, and that two of the tenants may buy their apartment. In answer to Mr. Sabol's question about relocation, Mr. Shapiro said some research had been done, and it was found that some units were available in Canterbury Gardens at a reduced rent, and some on Delmar. Mr. Sabol moved that the application be denied.