06-29-48SpMtg ~% Special ~feeting of thr~ City Council of the City of Pelray n. each ~,'~as held
in the. Conncil ChambeT,.'s at 10 A. l,{. to consider ~revious actlon of thr~ Council
wi. th reference 6o the sale of City owned nronert{es, and for any other nacessa~:,y
h,a~,iness,. ~ with v~ea-l~avn~. ..... . :,_- M. :. De~:fitt t:q the Chair, aad C~'.J Attorney. . ~ John
City },~,a~ CharTes E. ~=~' arid thc~ fn]low4ng Counc~nen Drasent: John ~m
W~blar and ~'~i! ~ ]~facl~!_~_an~ a ~uor,l,':~ be!n~ ppesen%.
~hau in his ooin!on the contrac.ts
City Attorney }~oo~ advised the Council f ~ ..
entered into for fha sale of certain City owned ~ro~erties co,~d be resc~',_.!aeo,'
. . ~ tutary arovisions of ant,arin~ into the
b~causa of t~ non-comp~ance with the ~oa.
contracts, ac~d ~he e~ea%~nn, of f. hc~ con%rants,, as.~ p.eciai!y ss to +Ye~ _., requirement of
the approval of thn Cg;p- Attorney on aach contract~ and %~a zlqnat,~re :~f tha
as 7~e].l as %ha City Clerk.
~?hen c:uestioned bye, ~[r. Paul s.~ Gr~ng!e_ if' !u'~ w~u!d /~o%, be Dossib!e~ by a vote
of thc: Co~cil~ %0 validate %~ contracts a!~'eady er~e!'ed ~nto~ .... ~!l'. ~'iOOF,~ ~z
that if ~he Cou,icil so directed the cgntracts co,lid be cfi%areal into
formalities and ~[~-~Sa].arit~es in conforsa.~ce with the Char~r~ or new contracts
could bc drawr~ that wot'tld be va~zo. He ~.]_so consi, del"ed th{'t t~,~, C~+v,_ ,,~ co~z!d not
back out of ~n:~ con:~c~c% wheuc ~n de{~d had been [csued a~'~d delivered.
Co~,~c ..... an Yabler as,~.~d tn,, City A+'t,.,~raey~ .... ~ how th~ City c:~ld execute a d~ed
withoctt thc, anthcu'ity %o execute it, and was advised that if thfs nerson r~corded
his deed the City might face a !av~-s~t regarding that pPoperty.
Councilman DeWitt then stated tb~t if in th;~ opinior~ of th~ City Attorr]ey the
Charter reouiFem~nts and State laws were not followed, he could not vote for the
cons,~'amation of %he contracts. However~ be wt~u!d like to see the 9roperty offered
s,a~, by some method as soon as po'~sib!e, in faN.n~ss %o the people who offered
to nurchase the aropertv in g~od
Am. otioa was made by Coancilman Y'~bleP, that ak! deposits made on offers
tendered to uh~ City b~ refuna.d~ ann a new method be set un by tb~ C%u.,
for disposa'] of thr~ property, o~ ~:- ~- ...
..... ~n,.z~a, HacH~!!an sec~,nded the motlon~ oa th~
basis of t~ Czty Attorney's opinion, stating that he f~lt. that *'m~.. ~:~:~] ~'.~.~_nr!~'-
ha6 been very unfort~ate and olaaar] the C4tv in the embarassin~ r~os~t~on of
backirk5 out of its agreement. ~Tnon call of ~ ~ ~ n '
~ ., ._ ro.~.~. ~h~. motion ~arr].eo ~znsnlr:~ous].y.
]'.tlr. qr~n~le +~-,an~. as]c;:d ~¢~..in this particular instance~ where Brokers have
parforme, d in ~lood ~ith~ if co~iss!ons oaw:, been earned
CoLmc!!man" ' l ~' , ,
,~ao_,-.~' axo!a~ned %na.~ 4q ....... ;,is or)inlon~ tbr~ Couqc~.~. ordv,, cliscu, ssn~
a~ ~ se?J_n~ Uo .motion was made tr',-,i':'DVin7 the
pz'icas suggest~d, or listin,'s fo:,.' +h:~ ........ '~ ,'~id not - ~ ......
~+',/ to nay h~m en.m~sf~
Councilman V~'c}.li!!an:z~ was ir. faw)r of offarin~-' to r}a.. cornr',i sf~ions earned by
Rani_ Estate q!"okers~ if %he::- wak'e eri%it!ed +~0 the-n.
bid np~;~hod~ and a[~ctioned off on ~.}}:~ trane ,-~ t';~ e,,~uv Nail. Ne stated that he
fait thc: Cou~ci]. h;~d antarad into an a~frc~em,~nt~ and he -~,z~d liYe to sea :.. ~ ....
set UO ubs:.__.]e~a!.. sale_ of +.h::~ nror~rtv. ,, as c~li_ck]_v._ ~.. ~-ss~bla~:._. ..~_ _..ar~_ sn~a_ cnn .i ,i~r~t~ c ,i ......
br~ ~iven %o th.n u, eople who had .made deposit,s ~q ~ood faith, r,?. De~r'~% ~iso fit
that commissions sho~d be oaid to Real. Estate Brokers if the City At~ql~'ne!; ~'~as of
the opiqion they ~ aa oee~ earned.
_ a..ed c~vev~n~ Lots lO aha
Hr. Gr'~nff!~ stated: with nefe:?erca to 'a ..... .~ ~ ~
Sunset ~srk, ~,~hich had ~aen r~rcparr:~d anF delivered t.o him for ni~ c!ient~ ']
stated
uha. ~.t~ was wii].iq~: to make ~ test case of t~s d~ecl w~,{rJ' wes
detiw~>,v.d t~ him Ln ~ood '~' '
cqaM~e,:l ...... his c!iont v~:~ula hew: a .r~ood c!sim ,~m{nst tl~e .... C~t~.., T~- .... .... ,~Z.~"
~u,.9~c] ~nat }'m h~d e2m deed a~i TP, ve ~+ ' '
),z. ?,.::bu:'r when rs~r'uested to do so, but 1~e hsd now been infect, ed by thc
attoPney ~. a~ he could deliver +he deed to his client, and as:keri i:.:t'. Kahler
to ret,nm it *~ '~'
Councilman Kab!er reo~ad._~... ..... that '~ ~as his duty t~ l'rotect the City.
the Comqcil wanted 6o g~ve the deed back he v,~,~d vote a~ainst ~
City L.[anqger Black suggested that %h~ procecl,.zre used by th~ County
sazl~_ng ~:,'operty be fo!lowed~ tba-h people ate~e f~m~__ar with ~ -~ method,
we ca~': s~t it uo on ~n~ same basis as n~:aP!3 as
,% motinn was th<win ~ado by Couaci!~an ,r - . n
~,racM~ 11an, that bas~ bids be .,a+ at 75~ of * "!~1-.~-7 assr~ssnd va!uatlons~ subject
· . ~ C~ ~ ..... I,'~. _/ ..
'bo chan~e s/ a .... ~on of thn City CouncJl~ v~fhl~ the excention of the t /2 of
Lot 13 and Lot i~. less the ~. 17~ v~sta Del ~'r ...... ~' '
~ s:. .~h~,~~ 3,~.,,,u.~,~,. Upoa_ call of ye!! the motion care~ea
i motion._ was then maue-' by Co,.mci!mar UacL[i!lan, s' tended ~v... Co,.mcilr,~an
Nabier that a notica to the r, uh!ic be o!aced in th~ ~e!ray Reach News, to be
adw~?%ised in the is:~u~::: of '~2
Ju:.,? 9nd a~t(] 9~h: +~o the eff~mt ~bat base: bi. ds
w~q~___ be acce~ted on Cit> o~neo- ~' !anus~ ~ · ao~x:~nclng... . on July~ 12tn,' on ~o~e' basis
of 75',~ o~ d~., i9A7 as::ess:~d va!uatLoas, Clue the qost of advePtls-;n~,~
advaetiscd f:v::" two conc:n':,x.:n+~ weeks and sold the following ::onday at !O o'clock
to th~ hi~hest bidder on U:<:: front st~s of th<-: C .... ? }:ail, ~ccoea:n~i to the
+' ~ of · ' .
rr, e~nou :sa!r~ sat un, and that a list of the ~:'o~erti. os to be sold ' '~ be
on file in tb,~ o, fn_:e of the City ~' - in Ha .... noon ca!l of vail the
2~.ac~, advised the Council that da,. sh~rta~m :0f ,,'.~ate~:' had
City i[anao'e::
TM ~
panes' Pea' ~:'; ¢ ~- t, ha ....
co.:, 5~ate:r'hp: lawns between the tlours oP 3 ard 0 !m {1,~1,2 aPt~vr'~r~. :{~'.
Thc pvesa v~s asked to :~ive full v,~b!fcity to i, his co,tdition.
The gout. oil then adjo~n.qed.
(S~n~d~ ~{uth e. Srn~th Cit? Clerk