RES 16-063 LOWRY GROVE MANUFACTURED HOME PARK CLOSURE PUBLIC HEARING SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE RESOLUTION 16 -063 LOWRY GROVE MANUFACTURED HOME PARK CLOSURE PUBLIC HEARING SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 327C.095, subd. 3 requires a municipality receiving a manufactured home park closure notice to hold a public hearing on the park closure; and WHEREAS, the City of St. Anthony Code § 111.094 requires the City of St. Anthony to hold a public hearing on a manufactured home park closure within 90 days of receiving a closure statement concerning that park; and WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 327C.095, subd. 4 requires that a public hearing concerning the closure of a manufactured home park accomplish the following: ➢ Review the closure statement; ➢ Review and evaluate the impact the closure may have on displaced residents and the park owner; ➢ Inform displaced residents that they may be eligible for payments from the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund under Minnesota Statute § 462.A.035 as compensation for reasonable relocation costs; and ➢ Appoint a neutral third party to act as paymaster and arbitrator, with decision - making authority to resolve any questions or disputes regarding any contributions to the trust fund by the park owner and disbursements from the trust fund to home owners; and WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 327C.095 directs the City to "review" the closure statement and does not empower the City to determine the legal sufficiency of the closure statement; and WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 327C.095, subd. 4, requires the City to appoint a neutral third party that has been agreed upon by both the manufactured home park owner and manufactured home owners, or to determine the appointment of a neutral third party if the parties cannot agree; and WHEREAS, on June 15, 2016, the City of St. Anthony received from Continental Property Group notice that it had purchased the Lowry Grove manufactured home park ( "the Park "); and WHEREAS, the notice also contained a closure statement indicating that Continental Property Group intends to close the Park by March 15, 2017; and WHEREAS, the City of St. Anthony City Council held a public hearing concerning the closure of the Lowry Grove manufactured home park on September 8, 2016, which public hearing met the requirements of Minn. Stat. § 327C.095, subds. 3, 4, and City of St. Anthony Code § 111.094; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the closure statement concerning the Lowry Grove manufactured home park has been reviewed, as required under Minn. Stat. § 327C.095; and