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n~t[rrurres <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />AUGUST 2G, 1998 <br />Pedersen aslced if a moratori~im should be cleciared for tl~is are~. <br />Morel~n ~sl<ed if Reiling and Dral:e had consideretl 1cq~iiring the property <br />to the north. Reilin~ repiied t'haC Chey are aware that tl~is pro~erty is <br />available and they may be interested in it. <br />Pedersen s~i~;~ested that unless t~P~e parcels iii this ~re~ are combined, it <br />will m<tke the arel more ciiftiail[ to redevelop. <br />I~ahey a~reed t~hat t~he City needed to look at the larger picture and asI<ed if <br />it had the authority to tlecitire a inoratorium. '['he C;iry Attor~~ey re~lied <br />that t~he Niunicipal I'lam~ing Act gives cit~ies Cl~e power to declare a <br />moratorium on the premise that ~t study is bein~ made which may possible <br />affect changes to the City's zonin~ may or com~~ ~~lan. <br />Morelan thought~ that the con~~ plan had indicated this arel as <br />neighborhood retail. I le recalled si~nil'icant~ discussions about this <br />~roperl~y tind did not believe any changes were contemplatetl for this are1. <br />F~hey pointed ouf the. possibility oPt~ying in the redevelopmenY ofthis area <br />with the movie theater. 4~ahey st~ted that he did not~ want to see the City <br />left with a couple oi'parcels that c~nnot be e~sily developed. Ilowever, <br />unless n change is contemplated to the zonin~ map or com}~ ~lan, Fahey <br />did not fi el the City could proceecl wifh a moratorium for the area. <br />Morelan pointed out thet even without the movie the~ter project, ifReiling <br />~nd Dral.e iinprove this property, there will be propeity t'o the nord~ that <br />will be IeFt out ~tn(I ~~~hich will be diffic~ill to redevelo~~ on its own. This <br />mey tai<e away xn o~~porlunity to cle~n up the area. <br />F1hey sug~est~ed that the City Attorney shoulcl be a~rthorized to commence <br />discussions for lcquisition of Che property. T7ie best lon~ term i~~terests of <br />t~he City appear to be the combination of fhese siCes into one for <br />retlevelo~~menY p~irposes. <br />Mr. F~hcy inh~oduced the followin3 resolution and moved iCS adopYion: <br />2E.S'OLUT/ON NO. >8-5-202 -~-1 UT//OR/ZLNG THE ClTY <br />ATTOIZNEPAND C/7'YfIDNlIN7,STRATO/i 7'O COMMF_NCE <br />NEGOTIA7YUN~S FOR '!'//G PURCKfISE OF I'ROPGRTIES lN THIS <br />ARGA <br />The fore~~oin~ reso(ution was duly seconcied by LaValie. <br />Ayes (5) l~ahey, L~V~~IIe, Nlorelan, Pedersen, Sc~lze. <br />Nays (0). Resolution deciared adopted. <br />5 <br />