Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/10/2000

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,'1 I I I I I I '1 I I I I I I I I I I Mayor Gamec noted that the costs were originally included before the ACCAP project was discussed. City Attorney Goodrich stated that it is his interpretation that ACCAP acquired the seven homes and are responsible to take care all of those properties. The City is responsible for the remaining five homes that the purchase agreement does not address. Mr. Johnson stated that he would like the City to grant ACCAP access to the homes in order to remove them. Mayor Gamec questioned if the houses on their property will be removed and the property cleaned-up. Mr. Johnson replied that ACCAP would move the homes, secure the area, and cap the homes. Then after ACCAP owns the property they will come in and clean up the property. Mayor Gamec inquired as to the cost to remove the debris from the home that was burned. Fire Chief Kapler replied $2,500 to remove only the ash. Mr. Johnson stated that the purchase agreement with the City calls for ACCAP to purchase land that has been represented to the neighborhood that will not be built on. Those two outlots were planned for up to two units each for a total of four units. If they are not going to build on the land they do not want to own the land. They feel the land would be more appropriately viewed as public open space. Public ownership would also put future development in the hands of the City. He noted that ACCAP is not requesting that the land purchase price be adjusted with the reduction of land. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he thinks the City Attorney could develop an agreement to satisfy their needs in regards to moving the houses. He expressed concern with the abandonment of the foundation and what needs to be done from the time the house leaves and the contractor decides to remove the foundation. Councilmember Anderson inquired if any more homes will be removed this year. Mr. Johnson replied that they would like to remove them all this year. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman, seconded by Councilmember Connolly, to authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to execute an agreement with ACCAP allowing them access to the 12 properties acquired by the City on the west side of Highway #47 and to permit ACCAP to remove the existing structures, cap the wells and the basements, and generally secure the various properties in order to minimize any hazardous conditions, all subject to the review and approval by the City Attorney. City Council/November 23, 1999 Page 23 of 25