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7.(g) N W BUSINESS, Continued: <br />s�me drawings today for a meeting that is being held probably right <br />n w with some interested developers. <br />C air: This involves the area that was going to be taken by the so- <br />called "Superblock ". It involves the "hole" and other undeveloped <br />land downtown. We have had as the Chair has explained at previous <br />m etings, informal inquiries by other people as to specific areas both <br />u der our control and other private control and with the Superblock <br />n t going because of Sears, we have to come up with some alternative <br />p an as to how to use this vacant land under existing HUD regulations <br />a d this is what this architect is doing. <br />Lindstaedt: Does this include development of off - street parking? <br />. Wiggins: The parking aspect will be a part of his work and the <br />rton- Aschman Associates study also. Parking is a major problem. <br />Chair: This is one of the big problems, as Don (Wiggins) has said <br />before. Downtown surface parking is expensive and yet you want to <br />convenience the public. You have a cost factor involved here and <br />this is what has to come out of the machine when you get together <br />the Barton- Aschman Associates, the architect, the Downtown Mayor's <br />C mmittee, the Commission and everyone, as to what is the best thing <br />t do considering need, cost, regulations, etc. plus you really don't <br />h ve the space. <br />Mr. Lindstaedt: I should think someone would think of retiring those <br />parking lot bonds we have instead of stringing this thing out for- <br />ever and a day. <br />Chair: The current parking garages are another ball game altogether. <br />Mr. Lindstaedt: My girls don't like to drive up in those things, they <br />can never find the car and secondly, it gets darned cold up there in <br />the winter time. <br />Chair: The other day Mr. Brownell was telling me about his trip to <br />C icago with Mr. Butler, and they parked in the Loop and paid $4.50 <br />f r parking in a city garage and were there for maybe four hours. <br />M * Wiggins: These same people who cry real tears about paying a dime <br />f r a parking meter here will go to Chicago and pay $3.50 and up <br />a d you don't hear them squawking about it. <br />M�. Cira: But they go there twice a year. <br />. Wiggins: That's a lot of dimes, nonetheless. <br />Motion was put to vote and carried unanimously. <br />h C. Wayne Brownell read Item 7(h) of the agenda which <br />for Commission authorization to enter into contract with <br />is a request <br />Dr. George <br />CONTRACT <br />WITH DR. <br />Win .as Consultant for the planning and promotion of sale <br />of land <br />GEORGE <br />in the Central Downtown Project Indiana R -66, services of <br />Consultant <br />WING <br />to begin January 1, 1977 and continue on a month -to -month <br />basis. <br />APPROVED <br />IND R -66 <br />- 14 - <br />