Item B: Discussion of Beverly/Green Properties

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Acquisition of Beverly/Green Properties Meeting Date: October 22, 2007 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Public Works/City Attorney Staff Contact: PW/Kurt Corey - CAO/Glenn Klein www.ci.eugene.or.us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5241/682-5080 ISSUE STATEMENT This is a work session to follow-up the July 9, 2007, work session and motion passed by the council related to the possible acquisition, by condemnation if necessary, of the Beverly and Green properties. BACKGROUND In response to prior City Council direction, a public hearing was held on May 21, 2007, on an ordinance authorizing the use of eminent domain for acquisition of the two parcels in South Eugene. Action was scheduled to occur on July 9, 2007. On July 9, the council did not act on the ordinance, but instead, passed a motion that directed the City Manager to: a) obtain appraisals for the Beverly and Green properties based on low, medium, and high levels of development intensity, and to contract with whatever other consultants (besides the appraiser) are needed to develop the information that the appraiser needs for his or her appraisal; b) schedule a work session to bring back information related to the property, eminent domain and potential sources of money for the acquisitions; c) bring back the condemnation ordinance after the work session(s) with certain changes spelled out in the motion; and d) report back to the council after the City has contracted with the consultants about when the work session(s) can be held. The motion further directed that the sequence of action was first, bring back the appraisals; second, hold the work session (including executive session); and third, bring back the revised ordinance. A friendly amendment to the motion also stated that the work session should be held in October. In a memo dated September 6, 2007, the City Attorney’s Office provided an update of the status at that time. The appraisals are not yet completed (the following paragraph describes where the City is in the process). However, because the council’s motion stated that a work session should be held in October, this work session is occurring even though the motion also stated that the sequence of events should begin with the completion of the appraisals. The council passed its motion on July 9, 2007. Later that month, the City evaluated possible appraisers and selected Powell Valuations. In August, the City met with the appraiser to discuss what information the appraiser needed, and then provided the appraiser with complete sets of all of the applications for the Beverly and Green properties. Those sets included not only the application materials, but also all of the testimony, including the expert reports and testimony submitted by proponents, opponents and any other interested party. Based on the appraiser’s review of that information, the appraiser then identified other F:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M071022\S071022B.doc