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MIMUTES <br />City Council <br />May 12, 1987 <br />Don Gagne indicated that the property owners with undeveloped <br />property in the City need help to get their property developed <br />with a quality development. Gagne pointed out that the property <br />owners are not in a position to retain the property with the high <br />taxes they are paying. <br />Scalze pointed out that there is a large parcel on South Owasso <br />Blvd. that could be developed with metal buildings, and the City <br />should take steps to try to get quality development on this property. <br />Fahey commented that taxpay~ers may object to spending the kind of <br />money Business Development Services is seeking to develop this <br />vacant land. <br />Gagne pointed out the increased tax base that the City would gain <br />through the quality of development that would be sought. <br />Fahey felt that the City should pursue the proposal as it benefits <br />the City and businesses as a whole and not for ,just a couple of <br />pieces of vacant property. <br />Scalze pointed out that there are areas in the City that could be <br />redeveloped. <br />Larry Lee indicated that he still questioned the developability <br />of the Centerville Road area. Lee also pointed out that there are <br />areas in the City still available for development and hoped that <br />metal buildings would not be constructed on these sites pointing <br />out that these buildings do nothing for the rest of the City. <br />Lee reported that he has been trying to market the Gagne property <br />and would like to see a nice office building on the site, however, <br />has not come up with a user at this point. Lee reported that he has <br />someone interested in a 40,000 snuare foot site, but did not know <br />where he could locate such a building in Little Canada. <br />Fasciana suggested the Gervais property or Gagne property. <br />Lee reported that there was a paint operation involved, but he would <br />check with the Planner on it. <br />Maroney reported that if his firm worked on an hourly basis, the <br />cost would be between $50 and $75 per hour. Any financing packages <br />put together by the firm would be paid for by the developer. <br />Blesener asked if there would be a conflict of interest as the firm <br />works for neighboring cities. <br />Maroney replied that his firm would determine the types of projects <br />the City is interested in, and usually it is determined that different <br />communities have different goals, therefore, there would be no conflict <br />of interest. <br />Page -9- <br />