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Regular Meeting April 26, 2004 113. Page 9 Mr. Tatum nor'Mr. Terry mentioned the sale of the property, which took place earlier that ~same day. Mr. Thomaides stated this noncompliance could impact future CDBG funding the City receives. Mr. Mihalkanin asked staff to provide Mr. Barton with Amendment 1 dated September 24, 2001 and October 1, 2001, Subrecipient Agreement dated September 25, 2001 and the Amendment 2 dated March 24, 2003. Mr. Mihalkanin inquired as to the deed transfer, parties involved, whether this was voted on by the Board of Directors and names, addresses and phone numbers of all Board Members. Mr. Barton stated he would need to provide the information the.Council was requesting at a later date. Mayor Pro-Tem Montoya introduced a discussion regarding a report by Richard Cruz on the status of the Veterans Memorial and financial needs for completion of the memorial. Richard Cruz, Chairman of the Veteran's Memorial, stated more money is needed to continue the construction on the memorial. Ponte Moreno, Treasurer of the Veteran's Memorial, provided the Council with a handout regarding the expenditures. He stated approximately $22,000.00 is needed to complete the project.. Ms. Narvaiz stated she had received several calls from citizens regarding the funding. She stated she has been in contact with Hays County in regard to matching the funds. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he supports finding funding for the Veteran's Memorial. He inquired where the funding could come from. Mr. O'Leary stated the City has set aside money in the Contingency Fund for funding special request. Ms. Narvaiz stated she recommends funding up to $10,000.00 to be used as matching funding. The Council agreed by consensus to fund $11,000.00 and to bring a Resolution back to the Council on May 10, 2004. Mayor Pro-Tem Montoya introduced a discussion regarding Downtown Height Restrictions and the development of Downtown Design Guidelines. Mr. O'Leary stated since receiving the request from Council to respond to the Downtown Association and Main Street Advisory Board's recommendation to establish height limits in the downtown area, the Planning and Zoning Commission has conducted public hearings and workshops on this item. He stated one of the workshops held was with the Planning and Zoning Commission, Downtown Association and Main Street Advisory Board. He also stated at this workshop the Staff provided the three groups with the research they had conducted. Ed Theriot, Chief Planner, provided an update from the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on April 13, 2004. He stated the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended: 1. Establish a four story height limit in the Downtown Overlay District, 2. For all the areas within the boundaries, direct staff to undertake the research necessary to develop a Design Guidelines appropriate to this larger area, 3. After the Design Guidelines are adopted by the Council, conduct a review of the design for all buildings within a larger area as well as the Downtown Height Overlay District, 4. The four story height limit should be temporary and should expire at the end of two years after adoption by Council, and 5. Consider whether changes are needed to the