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• • • became too elderly and ill to continue. Another brother then took on the responsibility for the disabled brother while she cared for her mother and her husband's mother. She had used an adult care facility and noted that the day will come when her disabled brother will need a comfortable, safe place to live and someone to care for him. She supported the project. Attorney Barkett presented into the record a copy of a December, 1999 deed and rezoning letter of April 2000 indicating when Sun -Up purchased their property and requested their rezoning, together with a copy of a deed from October, 2000 where Gen Development purchased their property. (CLERK'S NOTE & DOCUMENTS ARE ON FILE WITH THE BACKUP FOR TODAY'S MEETING.) Today is the first day Mr. Genoni has asked that the project be redesigned. Mr. Block and Mr. McCain have done an excellent job designing this project. The adult care facility is actually 200 feet back from 5th Street and the buffer proposed approaches a Type A buffer. There is also a canal between 5th Street and Mr. Genoni's project. Earl Morgan, Senior Vice President ofNorthern Trust Bank; Chairman ofthe Board and Finance Committee of the Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC); and Pastor of First Christ Church; emphasized that from a development lender position there would certainly not be any limitations for this project. He also noted that it would be illegal to discriminate against the handicapped. As a pastor, Sun -Up is a good corporate citizen. His church has a ministry to the handicapped and has tried to help underwrite the shortages from state funding by allowing them to use that facility as a meeting place. Finally as Chairman on behalf of ARC, he asked for the Board's support and noted that state funding is in crisis because of the September 11th tragedy. The state funding has been cut back by 26% making it even more difficult to operate group homes and provide housing for these people. MARCH 12, 2002 r02 -63-