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MINIJ'PT;S Ci.ty Council. N[ar.ch 28, 1984 Col.l.ova Mr. l~orsberp, reported that Mr. Col.lova must prove Chat Clie soi.l. Ilouse is acceptabl.e. Relocation (Cont.) Mr. Pahey stated that ~.ohen t_he property i.s excavated, the ~3ui.ldi.np; Inspect;or w:i.ll be there and i.f i.t is not possi.ble to get adeqvaCe footi.ngs ~i.n, then he w~i7.1 not be allocaed to build. i1r. Lattimore as)<ed if Che soi_1 tests wi.11 be available to h~i.m. Mr.s. Scalzr:, sCated tliat everyL:hing the Council says and does is a m~tter of public recor<t. Mrs. Keenan asked the amount of the bond tki~t w~il.l. be required. P~4r. Sa~eeney r.epli.ed that the bond is 1 1/7_ ti.mes the estimated cost. A1r. Campanaro indicatcd that presently he h~s a dry basement and St2tE'CI that i.f af:ter this house i.s moved in he has a wet basement, someone wi.ll. have to pay f.or thi.s. Mr. ti~.mson stated thaC there could be a 100-year rain chat coulcl cause Mr. Campanaro Co have a wFt basement. Mr. Hanson stntecl that tne Ci.ty could not ~gree to accept l.i.abil.ity for Mr. Campanaro's basement. 34r.. Deeb asiced if the house could go anyi~here on the lot. Mr. Hanson replied that :i.t ~nust meet setbaclcs. i/r. Deeb staCed thaC. tite drai.n~ge problem could not be assessE~d ~mti.l. the house i.s on the lot. Mr. Deeb was very concerned that soi_t bor~i.ngs have not yet been done. rQr. 0'Ban~ton requested tkiat the Counci.l. reconsider their acCi.ons based on the fact that the house woulcl not meet the 60% val.uation prov~i.sion in the Ci.t:y Ordinance. ?Nr. Pahey si:ated t:kxat movl.n~ a house into a ne:i.ghborhood i.s nn unpopul.ar thi.ng anct the Council. should be convinced that i.t di.<1 what ~aas ri~;hC under the ordi.nance. D1r. S~oeeney reported that the orcti.nance states Chat a house bei.ng moved must meet 6l)% of the vaiue ot a similar new structure as determined by the ~uildi.ng .Tnspector. T9rs. Nardini asked if thie was Che bui.lding as i.t presently stands w~.ithotit any i.mprovemenCS. 'fhe AtCOrney repl.ied that Lhe builcli.ng musr. meet 60% of ~h~F val.ue ot a new Uui.l.di.ng of:' si.mi.l.ar si.ze. NIr, Pahey su~;~esCed that the matt:er be rcopened in order to get thi;; opi.nion f:rom the 13uildinf; Inspector, Mrs. Scalze asiced who would pay Lor an apprais~~l of the P~ouse Mr. Col.l.ova pl.ans to move. Scal.ze cli.d not feel t:he City shoul.d pay f:or thi.s. Mr. P'ahey fel.t Mr. Collova should pay for thc apZ~r~isal.. Pa~;e -1.4-