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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 22, 2000 • Page 7 1 The second option would be to offer the homes for sale and relocation at an anticipated 2 cost of between$9,000 to $12,000. Although this option is the least costly to the City by 3 an approximate amount of$24,000-$30,000,the City would need to have bid documents 4 prepared and the sale advertised. Residents who have expressed an interest in acquiring 5 the contents, or portions of the structures, would be allowed to negotiate with,the com- b pany or the individual to which the purchase is awarded. 7 Thuesen asked City Manager Michael Morrison if he had received any feedback from 8 City Attorney.William Soth regarding the legalities of selling the homes for relocation. 9 Morrison stated that, until recently, the anticipated route was to demolish the homes and 10 thus City Attorney Soth had not been contacted to investigate the other option. However, 11 in light of the potential savings to the City, Morrison felt it feasible to ask City Attorney 12 Soth to investigate the option of sale and removal of the homes. 13 Motion by Sparks to allow City Manager Michael Morrison to investigate the option of 14 bidding out the sale and removal of the homes on Pahl Avenue, or explore the option of 15 demolition of the homes, pursuant to Todd Hubmer's letter of February 15, 2000, which 16 is page 26 of the agenda packets. Furthermore, Mr. Hubmer is directed to clarify in specific detail the cost savings to the City associated with the sale and removal of the - homes in relation to demolition of the homes. 19 Motion carried unanimously. 20 On an unrelated matter, Cavanaugh stated that he would be attending a meeting with 21 Metropolitan Transit to discuss the reduction in bus service that the MTC has proposed. 22 Cavanaugh reflected that, earlier in 1999, the City Council had considered installing a sidewalk 23 on 29th Avenue during the reconstruction project. However,residents were not supportive of the 24 issue. In light of the new development with the potential reduction in bus service,however, 25 Cavanaugh wished to revisit the concept of possibly installing a sidewalk on the north side of the 26 street, together with appropriate landscaping and decorative lighting. Cavanaugh suggested that 27 this issue be discussed at a worksession and stated that a public hearing would be held if the con- 28 cept were determined to be viable. He reminded the Council that sidewalks are in the City's 29 Comprehensive Plan and there was the possibility that sidewalks installed on the north side of the 30 street would be more amenable to the residents, as opposed to the south side as was originally 31 proposed. 32 Hodson inquired as to the reasons for the original objections to the sidewalk. Mr. Hubmer 33 explained that many of the concerns were from the residents objecting to having additional foot 34 traffic along the street and closer to their homes. He continued by stating that there is a perceived taking of land among the residents, although the sidewalks would have been placed in 46 the City's right of way.