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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 17, 1998 RE.SOL UTION NO. 98-12-295 - DELETINC PAVING OF ARCADE STREET FROM THE RYAN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND APPROVING FINAI, PAYMENT TO RYAN CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENT UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITYADMINI.STRATOR The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Fahey. Ayes (5) Scalze, Fahey, Morelan, LaValle, Pedersen. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. REQUEST TO The Manager of Five Star Mobilehome Park located in Vadnais PURCHASE Heights appeared before the Council requesting to purchase a portion CITY of City property located along Twin Lake Blvd., adjacent to the PROPERTY - mobilehome park, so that they could construct a storm shelter on this FIVE STAR land. The City owns approximately 2.5 acres of propeRy along Twin MOBILEHOME Lake Blvd. and the mobilehome park would like to purchase 8,000 to PARK 10,000 square feet. The mobilehome park has land within their park on which tt~ey could construct a storm shelter. However, it would be necessary to construct the shelter on pilings, thus, making it more expensive to construct. Fahey stated that his concern would be for the value of the property and the impact that the storm shelter would have on the remainder of the land. The City is interested in the hi~;hest and best development for this site. While the storm shelter would be beneficiai to the mobilehome park, it might be a detriment to the development of the rest of the site. Pedersen asked how the City came to own this property. Scalze replied that the property came to the City via a tax forfeiture. There were some title problems with the property which had to be cleared up. Once that occurs, the City had anticipated selling the land for single-family homes. The City Attorney reported that the City purchased the land in the early 1980's for approximately $30,000. There were title problems with the property, and the City had to wait for ten years after the tax forfeiture to get marketable title to the land. That ten years has now lapsed. The City Attorney suggested that his office take another look at the title status to determine where it is at. Fahey pointed out that marketing this property will be a revenue source for the City. Pedersen asked if soil tests had been done on the property. The manager of Five Star Mobilehome Park reported that they had not done soil tests. 15