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CASE # ~, Q,7j CONSIDER USE OF CITY PROPERTY LOCATED AT 16600 ST. FRANCIS BOULEVARD By: Tim Himmer, City Engineer Background: During the process to construct water tower #3 adjacent to Elmcrest Park, the City purchased property at 16600 St. Francis Boulevard. The purchase agreement for this acquisition was approved by Council on December 9, 2008 in the amount of $750,000, which also included additional land for a permanent dedicated access to Elmcrest Park (16.6 acres in all). The entire parcel at 16600 St. Francis Boulevard is approximately 14.2 acres in size, and the water tower site improvements take up about 2.5 acres in the southeast corner. An existing house and garage currently sit in the northeast corner of the lot. This home was constructed in 1952 and is need of various repairs. The property was purchased for a water tower site, access to Elmcrest Park, and future use/redevelopment into an expanded commercial node or other use compatible with the City's zoning requirements. Staff previously brought a similar case to the Council on October 27, 2009. The direction from that meeting was for staff to conduct a site inventory of the structures and perform apre-demo assessment on the house only; as it was thought that we could potentially utilize the existing pole barn for storage purposes. The assessments are now complete and it was concluded that no asbestos containing materials were found in the residence. Observations: Staff is now looking for direction on how to proceed with this information. It was inferred from the previous conversations that the house would be demolished following this assessment, and there was discussion about potentially using it for police and/or fire training first. Since no asbestos containing materials were found the fire department would like to use the structure for training purposes, but the police department has already lined up their training for this year and will not need this facility. Staff is proposing to rent dumpsters from a licensed hauler and utilizing public works staff to remove certain household items from the home (stove, refrigerator, etc.). The fire department will then use the house for training purposes and burn the structure. Once completed public works staff would then complete the demolition and clean up of the remaining debris. Alternatively, staff could prepare an RFP and solicit quotes for the demolition of the structure. Funding: It is estimated that hauling and disposal will cost approximately $5,000, and most of the labor will be performed by City staff. Since all funding associated with this property to date has come from the Water Utility Fund, it is proposed to cover these costs as well. Reimbursement of these expenditures will come from future land sales once the final determination is made on the end use of the remnant property. Recommendation: Staff is recommending using City staff, to the extent possible, and fire training to remove the house from the property located at 16600 St. Francis Boulevard.