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Economic Development Authority Minutes May 13, 1991 Page 3 e .lenne is unwilling to give any warranties concerning the environmental issue on the property and further that she does not wish to pay the special assessments on the property ami is requesting the City to pay the assessments. Commissioner Gongoll stated that the request to purchase the .Jenne site has gone on longer than necessary but. feels t.hat an extension to the end of May woulrl bt:> reasonable. Pat Klaers stat.ed that. he did not anticipate any environmental problems on the site but thi s is a risk the Ci ty does not want to take. He fllrther stated that. it. is usually the seller who absorbs the cost of special assessments. Commissioner Gongol] questioned whether the City would be willing to offer an inducement for the special assessments in order to keep the project rolling. Commissioner Holmgr'en expressed his concern regarding the safety issue and suggested that the area be fenced. He further staten that the Cit.y has ot.her options to consider if Ms. .Jenne does not accept. this proposal. He indicat,ed that one of the options would be condemnation. Comm i ss i oners Dwyer and Kropuenske both i nd i cated that they fe It. the price the City has offered is reasonable. e COMMTSSTONF.R HOLMGRF.N MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE ORIGINAL OFFER BY THE CITY 1'0 MS. .JENNE BE EXTENDED TO MAY 31, 199], ANn IF THE OFFER IS NOT ACCEPTED AT THAT TIME THEN THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS WHICH MAY CONSIST OF CONDEMNATION, RENEGOTIATION OR WITHDRAWING SAID OFFER COMMISSIONER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 9. D i_~~IJ~fi_..P1'9.B.Q~QLRE'.J..f1' r a I Fo rma t Hi 11 Rubin indicated that this item was on the agenda because it was request.ed by Commissioner Dietz. He stat.ed that the topic relate~ to a process by which prospects are referred to prospective sellers or landlords. Commi ssioner Di et.z explained that he had contacted the Economic Development Coordinator with the name of a prospect and in t.lli s process a real estat.e agent. became upset because the agent felt that City staff should have went t.hrollgh the real estate agency. Bi]l Rubin explained that City staff does attempt to contact the listing agents for prospects when it is clear that there is a listing agent. He indicat.ed that when it is not clear that. an agent is re[lresenti ng 11 prospective sel ler or landlord, t.hen the staff would make a referral directly to the landlord or seller. After di scnssion regarding t.his item, it was the consensus of the EDA to continue to follow staff's present policy. e 1 0 .~{)rIS i der Topi rs for SW'1mer News let tel' ",:.----_i:.':::-.,y>:'-.,/--,-':-~:~/', Bill Rubin informed the EDA t.hat. thE\;>'~6rihg-'h~wslett~;fo";lfiis~;,(g,~i1";nfat~'~ out and requested t.he EDA to consider articles to be printed in the