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1 1 1 047 COUNCIL. MEETING July 8, 1985 Page Eight the bids and he could interpret this to mean that the Council could approve or reject the entire bid but could not pick and choose, either accept or reject their total bid. Mr. Reinert said G. M. Development has not appeared before the Council to present their plans for either the Black Duck lots or the area they purchased from NSP. He is concerned that this City get references from other Cities regarding their previous develop- ments as well as obtaining financial committments. Mr. Schumacher explained that he has had several meetings with Mr. Ude of G. M. Development and Mr. Ude has explained to him that they plan to build homes valued at $90,000.00 and up and wanted the con- trol of the houses on Black Duck approaching his development. Mr. Schumacher said Mr. Ude is preparing a presentation for the Council and for the area residents. Mr. Schumacher told the Council that there is a considerable amount of assessments on these lots and would like to see them developed as soon as possible so the City does not have to levy for the assess- ments. The sooner the City takes some . action, the sooner there will be some development and the sooner the City can invest the money that will come from the sale of the lots. Mr. Reinert asked how does the City know G. M. Development is fin- ancially capable and when will the City see some proposals on paper from them. The impact on this area will be considerable. Mr. Schu- macher explained this area is a plat of record and all the lots have municipal water and sewer already installed. The developer does not have to come before the Council because he will not be asking anything from the City. Mayor Benson suggested tabling the sale of the lots until it is de- termined if Lot 2, Block 7 will be needed for future expansion of the municipal water supply and also look into using some of the Coun- ty Park property for water storage. Mr. Schumacher explained it could be difficult to get fill permits for this area from the DNR to construct water storage facilities. Mr. Marier said there are two things that should be considered; 1) is G. M. Development capable of their proposed development and; 2) if Lot 2, Block 7 is pulled from the bid will the whole bid have to be resubmitted. Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to table this item. Mr. Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried with Mr. Marier voting, no. Mr. Reinert moved to have Mr. Schumacher do some background checking on G. M. Development and also check their financial capabilities. Mr. Marier seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.