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March 8, 201.1 City Council Minutes -- 3 Hrs. 33 minutes. Mayor Johnston: Can Option B be defendable? Attorney Snyder: It can be defended. Recommend that a painless and elegant alternative to buying the property, eliminate SAC and WAC Fees, provided there is public use sufficient to allow to why we eliminate SAC and WAC. There is a statute that allows the school district and City to own property. The City and school district can lease properly, but the lease cannot exceed 30 years. A number of issues that a prospect of a lease creates can be easily eliminated. The statute states the City has the authority to purchase property for another taxing entity, as proposed. Then if you operate :Parks & Ree and the School District operates Park & Rec, then the City can purchase land subject to a number of conditions: Limitations lease terra not more than 30 years Limitations include providing for City use of facilities There is also a specific statute that I did look at, to purchase for the purpose of another taxing entity. Ties it up to 99 years and have the ability to review calendaring in exchange, therefore, I think it is doubtful. Thus I made the recommendation. Mayor Johnston: Does the other opinion specifically state the City has the authority to enter into the agreement? Attorney Snyder: It does. I refer back to State statute. No support. If you have an opinion, then you have an opinion. So you can look at that opinion and rely on the opinion if something goes wrong. Be responsible. That's the reality. That is why I made the recommendation I did. This excerptfrom the March 81h minutes is not complete.