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Mayor Strommen stated there may be cases that do not preclude an individual ordinance but the <br />blanket ordinance option gives advanced notice over waiting for the sale of an individual <br />property. This would declare the intent to sell the parcels well in advance of a sale. She agreed <br />with Councilmembers Riley and Williams this will provide better public notice. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau stated one set of variables is around a blanket ordinance, another is <br />around a single ordinance, and another variable is the point the property is for sale, whether <br />when it is placed on the market or when it sells. He stated he sees the value of passing an <br />ordinance at the point the property is deemed salable. But, he also supports the concern of <br />Councilmember Kuzma based on transparency of individual ordinances and allowing residents to <br />weigh in on the validity of the sale. He stated he supports an ordinance when the property is <br />placed on the market, prior to the sale. <br />Councilmember Riley stated any parcels of controversy could be listed separately. He also <br />suggested consideration of an expiration date to re- identify what is being sold. <br />Councilmember Johns stated support for doing something on an annual basis. <br />Councilmember Shryock stated putting that information out at the time the property is up for sale <br />is good. She stated she has no problem with a blanket ordinance as long as it is fine -tuned and <br />asked if the Council should restrict the boundaries of what properties can be included. She stated <br />if a parcel is outside The COR, she thinks it may be too large of an area to include. <br />Councilmember Johns stated if a blanket ordinance, it will identify all of the pieces so residents <br />will know if there are any in their area they want to provide comment on or get more information <br />on. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau asked how many times in the past few years this policy has <br />encumbered the City's ability to sell a piece of property. He asked if anyone has said it has <br />prevented their ability to close on a property. Councilmember LeTourneau stated the EDA has <br />not run into situations where this ordinance process has been a problem. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated in another community, they had a similar provision and it <br />became a point of contention because it gave residents a chance to petition against and control a <br />development. He explained how this can become problematic should residents not petition <br />against an actual sale or the terms of the deal but to petition against a specific <br />development/proj ect. <br />Councilmember Shryock asked how many communities have this type of ordinance requirement. <br />City Attorney Langel stated he does not have any statistics but many Charters came about at <br />roughly the same time, about three decades ago, and contain similar language so he would not be <br />surprised to see this same language in dozens of Charters across the State. <br />City Council Work Session / February 10, 2015 <br />Page 5 of 9 <br />