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Memo to the Mayor and City Council November 18, 9196 3) Page 4 Lastly, the Council may wish to participate directly with determining actual relocation costs and any other impacts that may arise with closing of the park. It may also require parties other than the owner to provide additional compensation to mitigate the adverse financial impact of the park closing on the residents. If option 3 involving active city involvement is the choice of the City Council, the city attorney has advised that the Council consider adopting a city ordinance specifically for park closures. This ordinance would spell out the types of costs and role the Council would play in closing of the park. This ordinance would be tailored after the City of Bloomington's ordinance that has successfully been upheld in court with the closing of a mobile home p ark in that city. Development Proposal for the Mobile Home Park It is likely the developers of the mobile home park may make a formal application prior to the park closure being completed. Under these circumstances staff would recommend that any approvals (i.e., rezoning, conditional use permit and building permits) be conditioned upon the park owner providing the city with proper documentation that the park has successfully been closed. This may include signed documentation by the park owner and residents stating their agreement to close the park. Lastly, it would also be recommended no development begin on the mobile home park site until all the mobile homes have been removed. This again will insure the park owner has reached agreement with all park residents and fulfills the park closure requirements. Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council hold a pubhc hearing to review the park closure statement and receive pubhc input. Based on the tone of the meeting and desire of the Council, one of the three options mentioned above should be pursued. Since this park closure was initiated by the park owner, staff would recommend the Council consider option one or option two. If there are several questions that have been unanswered at Monday night's meeting, both the park owner, developer and staff are fully prepared to continue this hearing to another meeting so additional information can be provided to the Council and park residents. If the Council has any further questions prior to Monday night's meeting, please feel free to contact Dave Sellergren or myself with any concerns so we can be better prepared to address those at Monday night's meeting. s:\council\gp96-2.doc