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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/15/2001 Work Session . . . , ." " MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2001 The Springfield City Council met in Work Session on Monday, October 15, 2001 at Springfield City Hall, 225 Fifth Street, Jesse Maine Meeting Room, at 6:21 p.m., with Mayor Leiken presiding. ATTENDANCE Present were Mayor Leiken, Councilors Ballew, Fitch, Hatfield, Lundberg, Ralston, and Simmons. Also present were City Manager Mike Kelly, Assistant City Manager Gino Grimaldi, City Attorney Joe Leahy, City Recorder Kim Krebs, and members of staff. I. Intergovernmental Agreement for the Disposition of Volunteer Park. Kevin Ko was present for the staff report. He said the purpose of the work session is to review the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City, Willamalane and Springfield School District for the disposition of Volunteer Park. Mr. Ko provided some historical and background information related to the Volunteer Park, and highlighted City Manager Mike Kelly said a number of times staff has had discussion with Willamalane in how they planned to develop that park, he said it is WilJamaJane's intent to build the Volunteer park. He said staff has probably not been as diligent as they should have been, however they are now ready to proceed. Councilor Ballew asked if the value of the money was a HVD issue. Mr. Ko said no, it is not an issue with HUD, he said the value of this property has not been appraised. There was discussion regarding the value of the property today, possibly being $100,000. Mr. Kelly said the Council has the right to say they want to get some credit for the money that has been invested. He said the intent was to build a park. If we proceed with the IGA, we wi1\ get a park, as well as some city owned land. There was discussion regarding the City absorbing the street improvement costs, as we1\ as restricting the sale of the property once the swap of the property is complete. City Attorney Joe Leahy said there is no restriction on the sale of the property. He said the School District might want to talk to the city about whether it is appropriate to be Medium Density Residential. Councilor Hatfield said he believes that this is a state project, and there is no right-of-way issue. Councilor Ballew said instead of asking WilIamalane for some interest, had they acted as they agreed to initially, we wouldn't be having this conversation. She said is has taken the city more effort and additional time and expense. ..... . . . Springfield City Council Work Session - October 15,2001 Page - 2 Mr. Ko said the cost obligations have been agreed to in the lGA. Willamalane has agreed to pick up the bulk of the cost for the environmental reviews, and lot line adjustments. As far as reimbursement for stafftime, that was not considered, but could be a discussion with Willamalane. Councilor Lundberg said if there is a right-of-way, is there some language included that would be used to make adjustments if needed? Mr. Leahy said there is some language included in the lGA currently, and said the city would be clearly consistent with the discussions with Willamalane and the School District if we determine that it was a problem, we could go back and make that adjustment right now in this lGA, and no one would say the rules are being changed. Mr. Leahy responded to additional questions of the council. Mr. Kelly said once the property is appraised, it would need to be evaluated as to value with and without the dwelling on the property. Councilor Hatfield said in light of the additional work that needs to be done with this, he would suggest removing this item from the agenda for the regular session, and return in two weeks. Council would like information related to the following: . Confirmation that Willamalane did indeed use the entire original $100,000 for the purchase ofthe current park site. . Some indication of value from a reputable fIrm for the city's portion of this trade agreement. This indication should discuss whether the house should be retained for sale or relocated by a non-profit prior to the sale. . That lot lines be adjusted as necessary to assure the city that it will receive $100,000 plus some additional value for the "time value of money" and/or the city's incurred cost of having to monitor and develop the current three-way agreement. . That the value for the land portion the city retains, be net of all right-of-way dedications for any future 42nd and Jasper Road intersection improvements. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. .. Minutes Recorder - Kim Krebs