11-13-1990 Information Items - Council Meeting

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It was the opinion of Jim GiJbert and Dick FJint that the valuations were to reflect true market vaiue, minus the cost of structures on the property. There was then some general discussion concerning the "one free lot" issue. Some staff members had seemed to indicate that in previous subdivisions one free Jot was aJ.lowed as part of the subdivision process because that was an existing situation. John Gerhardson mentioned that he did not think that was a City policy. Before the commission acted on any finaJ resoJution on the "one free lot" issue, the commission wanted to know more facts concerning the history of the interpretation of prior dedication ordinances and, specifically, if one free lot was given in the prior caJculations. It was the general feeling of all coinmission members that one free Jot was not to be included within this ordinance, but any final rsolution on that would be deferred until the next meeting after we receive more facts. This should be an agenda item for the next meeting with some additional facts supplied by Mr. Gerhardson. It was decided to defer a decision on the WiJ.dhurst evaluation of the dedication fee, awaiting the above information concerning the City’s past policy on the "one free lot" issue. There was some generaJ dissatisfaction with Mr. Smith’s evaluation. In some conversations with Dick Flint, Mr. Smith indicated that he not only removed the value of the existing structures, but also gave them some additional deductions for wells and garages that were going to be removed. It was a general concensus of the commission that those additionaJ demolition items would not be subtracted from the initial market valuation, and there was nothing in the ordinance or in our intentions to have those items subtracted. The value of the structures can be subtracted, but it was a general concensus that, to allow the value of the structures to bv. removed from this valuation process, plus eliminating any demolition costs would be giving the developer a double credit, which was not intended by these ordinances. 7. MULTI-PURPOSE RECREATIONAL CENTER. The Orono school site for a multi-purpose recreational center and a joint Park Commission meeting was then discussed. Park Commission members had received a notice from the Orono Community Education Department announcing a meeting for October 24, 1990. Dick Flint, Phil Bradley and John Gerhardson plan on appearing at that meeting, and Jim Gilbert will attend if he is back from out of town. Jim Gilbert mentioned that he is going to be sending a copy of the notice to the hockey and baseball association leaders so they can come as observers to this public meeting.