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Services will be scheduling meetings for next week to begin to make offers to purchase <br />the properties. The amounts were previously approved back in December 1998. There <br />are two issues for Council to deal with this evening. One is when Evergreen meets with <br />these land owners, we need to determine if part of the offer will allow them to remain, <br />rent-free, in their homes 90 days beyond the closing. Staff is recommending that be <br />offered because it encourages residents to close early, it provides security for the <br />properties following the closure, and it is good public relations to deal with these people <br />in this manner since they are relocating for public purpose. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Henddksen to <br />authorize the offer of relocation assistance to residents of the T.H #47 STP project, the <br />benefit of remaining in the residence 90 days, rent free, beyond the date of closing. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Hendriksen, <br />Anderson, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Mr. Jankowski explained that when the relocation people meet with the homeowners, we <br />need to identify property on the market that is comparable to what they are living in. We <br />need to have some pretty quick action by the City once the comp is identified. Staff is <br />asking that a committee be appointed that can approve such comp. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec suggested the committee be the Public Works Committee as they have <br />been dealing with this project. <br /> <br />Councilmember Haas Steffen commented that this is still a process that is handled by <br />professionals with a committee that agrees or disagrees but it's not a committee that does <br />this work. It's a stamp of approval of what the professionals are doing. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Hendriksen to <br />appoint a committee consisting of the Public Works Committee to review and approve <br />comparable properties to those properties being obtained for the T.H. #47 STP project. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Hendriksen, <br />Anderson and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Karyn Peters, 14820 St. Francis Boulevard NW, inquired about what the rent would be if <br />they are in the home longer than 90 days. <br /> <br />Mr. Jankowski will get an answer from Evergreen relating to that. <br /> <br />Bill Orvis, 14860 St. Francis Boulevard NW, asked about the property taxes to which Mr. <br />Goodrich replied that they will be pro-rated. Mr. Orris will pay taxes only for the <br />amount of time he is in the home. <br /> <br />City Council/March 9, 1999 <br /> Page 9 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />