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8. OTHER (Cbnt'd) <br />Mr. Brownell advised we had a feasibility study. made. Mr. Caesar asked, <br />"What did that show again? That the downtown could not support another <br />motel ?" Mr. Brownell said it showed that it wasn't feasible to put <br />another motel in at that time, because`it would adversely affect the <br />possibility of several other motels remaining in business, if a new <br />one ere started. <br />Mr. <br />Caesar then asked if we are aware of the new 190 -unit motel that <br />Linebacker <br />is going to build and he wondered where they got their survey <br />that <br />they are building. Mr. Brownell said he does not know what kind <br />of survey <br />they used, we are only required to have a study of HUD land. <br />The <br />Chair advised that he has asked the Chamber of Commerce to bring <br />us uo <br />-to-date concerning convention facilities and the conventions that <br />we have <br />lost-- supaosedly, because of lack of downtown facilities. "It <br />is my <br />understanding and, of course, °I go to a lot of conventions myself, <br />thal <br />oeoole who come in for a convention Tike to stay downtown if the <br />hea <br />quarters of the convention is here and a lot of them object to being <br />seni <br />outside of the city limits. So, I have asked the Chamber of Commerce <br />to cive <br />us what they can in regard to conventions that they have worked <br />with <br />or organizations with the ones we have lost because of the lack of <br />facilities <br />downtown, and, of course, since then, the feasibility study <br />has <br />been made by Real Estate Research of Chicago, Mr. Diamond. We have <br />lost <br />the LaSalle Hotel, following that survey." Legal Counsel further <br />advised <br />that there is a pretty good indication that the motels north <br />of town <br />have been struggling. The report referred to this. There were <br />a number <br />of new motels built within the past couple of years out there, <br />and <br />that was an additional drain on the downtown market. <br />9. NEXT COMMISSION <br />MEETING <br />NEXT <br />COMMISSION <br />The next, <br />meeting of the Redevelopment Commission will be Friday, May 7, <br />MEETING: <br />1976, at, <br />10:00 a.m., in the Office of the Department of Redevelopment <br />5 -7 -76 <br />10. ADJOUR <br />Motion as duly made by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Donaldson and ADJOURN - <br />carried for adjournment, at 10:48 a.m. MENT <br />eii, txecutive ulrec <br />(SEAL) <br />- 16 - <br />, President <br />