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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION COI INCH MEETING DEC 1 3 W99 Cl IY Uh OhOixU DATE: December 9,1999 ITEM NO: /3 Department Approval: Name Ron Moorse Title City Administrator Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: City Administrator's Report Item Description: Public Works Site Expansion - Eminent Domain Option - Resolution The City Council has authorized staff to pursue the acquisition of a 3.35 acre parcel adjacent to the City's Public Works facility for expansion of the Public Works site. The parcel is part of a 51 acre parcel platted as Outlot B, Willow Properties Addition. Staff has made an offer to the property owners based on an appraisal conducted by the County Assessor. A copy of the offer letter is attached. The property owners have rejected the City’s offer, and have indicated they are not interested in selling the property to the City. The property owners believe the City’s Public Works facility has a negative impact on the development potential of their property and are not interested in selling the property to the City, as they do not want the City to expand the Public Works use. They indicated the City should plan to move its Public Works facility to a site in the City’s Industrial District. The property owners also indicated they want to sell their whole 51 acre parcel to one developer, rather than selling small portions of the parcel, as they believe the parcel has a higher value if sold fully intact. Although the 3.35 acre parcel the City wants to purchase has limited development potential due to the configuration of the wetlands on the parcel, the propert>’ owners want to keep this parcel available for the mitigation of wetland filling that may be necessar>‘ to facilitate development on the larger portion of their property. Estimate of Property Value When the City was initially considering purchasing a portion of Outlot B, staff requested the County Assessor prepare an appraisal of a 12 acre parcel in the northwest comer of Outlot B. This 12 acre parcel included the 3.35 acre parcel the City is currently pursuing. The Assessor prepared an appraisal report (attached) that detemiined a value of $720,000 for the 12 acre parcel. Based on the more limited development potential of the 3.35 acre parcel versus the 12 acre parcel, the City’s offer was 5150,000. Public Works Site Expansion Options At the time the Council authorized staff to pursue the purchase of the 3.35 acre parcel, staff had identified the School District property to the north of the existing Public Works site as a potential