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z • MEMORANDUM DATE: June 7, 1999 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers FROM: Michael Mornson, City Manager ITEM: PURCHASE OF PAHL AVENUE HOMES I spoke with Evergreen about their experience in condemnation cases. They informed me that in most of the cases they have been involved with, the award for value from the Commissioners favored the property owner's value. The tentative cost to file a condemnation case is estimated as follows: 1. Attorney fees, filing, etc. $15,000 2. Appraisals of property: $4,500 • 3. Title work, plus offer $1,500 4. Testimony from witnesses, WSB & Associates, appraisals, plus Evergreen $2,500 $23,500 This estimated cost does not include expenditures that would be related to an appeal of the Commissioner's award by either party. Evergreen plays a minor role in condemnation, if any. The attorney and the appraiser would play the largest role. It is recommended that the City would need to get another appraisal of the properties as well as pay for up to $500 for each of the property owners' appraisals. Matt Storm of Evergreen felt that the Kuharski's and the City are closer in value than the Tuohy's and the City. One option would be to attempt to purchase Kuharski's property through continued negotiations and either condemn Tuohy's properties or walk away from his property and address his property when the market changes. The one factor that will increase our cost in the Tuohy condemnation is he has two renters in • the houses. As a result, we would need to pay relocation costs to the renters as well as help them find new places to rent. This would also increase our out-of-pocket costs. That's not included in the $23,500.