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conclude – the public hearing until compensation issues became clearer and until a <br />date to be publicly noticed. <br /> <br /> Since September 8, there have been three significant developments that have <br />clarified the Park closure and home owner and Trust Fund compensation issues raised <br />by the lawsuit. <br /> <br /> First, the Hennepin County Court issued an order decisively ruling that the sale of <br />the Park, and The Village’s ownership of it, will not be disturbed, even if the Court <br />ultimately decides the sale of the Park violated the statute. Thus, the Hennepin <br />County Court has unambiguously declared it will not prevent the Park from closing. <br />See Attachment 2. <br /> <br /> Second, the City Council has received a letter from The Village stating unequivocally <br />that it will close the Park in March 2017 and that it wants to help with relocation as <br />soon as possible so that residents are not forced to try to relocate during the dead of <br />Winter. See Attachment 3. <br /> <br /> Third, the City Council has received The Village’s signed, written agreement 1) to <br />reimburse the Trust Fund for all relocation payments made from the Fund in <br />connection with relocations caused by the closure of the Park, and 2) not to interfere <br />or oppose in any way with compensation paid to home owners and residents from <br />the Fund for any reason, including any future decision that may be issued in the <br />lawsuit. See Attachment 4. <br /> In light of these developments, we conclude that no Court decision will prevent <br />the closure of the Park and relocation of Park home owners and residents. We further <br />conclude that all relocated residents will receive their due compensation from the Fund <br />as recommended by the to-be-appointed neutral third party and approved by the Fund, <br />and that the Fund will be replenished so that it may compensate home owners relocated <br />by future park closures. We also find no reason to dispute The Village’s assertions that <br />delay in the relocation and compensation could be highly detrimental to all Park <br />residents, as many parks will not accept relocation during Winter months and the costs <br />of hook-up can be prohibitively high in the Parks that do. <br /> <br /> Therefore we recommend that the public hearing on the closure of the Lowry <br />Grove Manufactured Home Park be continued at the earliest practicable date, so that a <br />neutral third party may be appointed and the relocation compensation process begun as <br />soon as possible. <br /> <br />Enclosures: Attachment 1 (Closure Statement) <br />Attachment 2 (Court Order) <br />Attachment 3 (The Village Letter) <br />Attachment 4 (The Village Agreement) <br />25