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271569 �NHITE - CITV CLERK ,[y�� PINK - FINANCE COURCSl. r 't_ CANARV - DEPARTME I T F SA I NT PA LT L BLUE - MAVOR File NO• o cil e o ution Presented By G Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date TnIHEREAS, the Council having directed that the following described property owned in fee by the City of Saint Paul be _ sold by sealed bids pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 87A.01(3) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code: Lots 19, 20, and 21, Block 7, Edmund Rice' s Second Addition to the City of Saint Paul; and � WHEREAS, the bids received by the City pursuant to said bid adve�tisement were deEmed unsatisfactory by the Purchasing Agent, and the Valuation� and Assessment Engineer; now, there- fore, be it RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby authorize and direct the proper City officials as provided in Section 87A.01(4) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, to enter into private negotiations for the sale by quit claim deed of said property, in a manner deemed advisable by them; provided, however, tha� the negotiated purchase price shall not be less than the highe�t bid received when the property was pre- viously advertised as heretofore mentia�ed. COUNCILMEIV Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays � Butler In-Favot Hozza Hunt Levine _ J __ Against BY Maddox Showalter Tedesco A�� Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Cots'fici Date Certified Yasse y C ncil Sec�etar BY�'1�""'�-- � �� --- tappr b A7avor: Date �` 2 � Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By BY puB�is�Eo AUG� � -�-J 2'71�� ', � CITY OF SAINT PAUL DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION OF ASSESSMENTS AND VALUATIONS To: David Hozza, Council President and Members of the City Council From: J. William Donovan Valua�ion and Assessment Engineer Date: July 27, 1978 Subject: Sale of Lots 19, 20, and 21, Block 7, Edmund Rice�s Second Addition - The Old Acker Playground T he purpose of this report is to review tne history of the procedures to date relative to the sale of the Old Acker Playground by tne City and to recammend a coLSSe of action. The site was declared surplus and the public use vacated pursuant to C. F. 269069, approved May 19, 1977, which resolui;ion also directed tha.t the tract be sold in accordance w i;h Cnapter 87A.01 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. The appraised value recommended by the undersigned prior to the sale was $10,500.00 for the erltire tract. Bids were called for on July 6, 1977 and two bids were received, one for $300 and the other froqn Mx. Peter Gonzalez in the amount of $9,003.58. Since the opening of bids, the matter has been apparently in limbo for a number of reasons such as: The call for bids recited the wrong zoning (RT-2 instead of RT-1). The matter was also referred to the Department of Planning and Economic Development for recommendation and possible sa.le for optimum develop- me nt. Mr. Gonzalez just recently submitted the entire amount of his bid ho�ping to obtain the property and in his letter of July 12� 1978, directed to the City Council requested the Council to awa.rd him the subject property for the amount of his bid. I recammend, because of the technical problems associated with the previous bid, that all bids be deemed unsatisfactory. T further recommend that the proper City Officials be directed to eni�er into private negotiations for the sale of the Old Acker Playground Si�e pursuant to Section 87A.01(�+) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, provided the negotiated purchase price is not less than the highest bid received at the previous sale. ] 'r �,,.�L .-.-, cc: Mayor George Latimer Bernard J. Carlson Telephone612/298-5317 286 City Hall, Saint Paul,Minnesota 55102 , . w;. . , , , � . _ _ .. . .. . , . , , - _<, . . _ ;� �� . � � r-� � �� . � � . � _ ; x h�.� i i, �. ' � � ,� - , . •` � ��!Y��M� . , '. .. �., - „ . . , ; ,.,, , , , _ ..., - , � � � � , � � � �� , , . . • , � .; _ , , .. :" ° ,�< � `� � � ' �� i � � � � � �' ��'� - '.� +. '� � r �x �� ' �r � � � � �_�� . � � .. �.'�,�' . : :� . , . �.- . . r: . . ' ,�. � . • .. �. . , .. .,,.. �� , , .� , � a� _4�" 1 %�� . \ . . . .. . 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Dear Madam, I�m hastily writing this letter hoping to get on the agenda oP � the St. Paul City Council to be held neat Tuesday, July 18, 1978. I have a problem with the city of St. Paul, ead hope thet you may resolve it. Briefly it goes liKe this : On July 20, 197?, the city oP S�t. Paul Purchasing Dept. oPfered to the highest bidder, 3 lots, #19, 20, ead �1, - oP block 7, the Edmund Rice Addition, f ormerly the old Ac ker Playground. I sub- mitted a total bid of �9,003.56 - and only one other bidder sub- mitted his bid, which was ��00.00. I wes sent a tabulation, dated July 21, 1977, indicating I was the highest bidder. (copy enclosed) I heard nothing more Prom the Purchasing Dept., although I placed 5 separate calls in the neat 12 months. Finally, during the first pert oP P+Iey 1978, contact was made and I was told that the "lots Transaction" was somewhere in limbo, and had been during the whole year, because sales of lots, etc . , were to be discontinued thru the Purchasing Dept. I requested Purther investigstion so I could find out where I stood. A Pew days later, Mr. Keith Smith, of the Purchasing Dept., called my wife and indicated that our bid was accepted. A letter dated May 23, 1978 f ollawed, (enclosed) indicating ecceptance of the bid and the payment schedule. I quickly secured two loans, from separate banks, and a third loaa from my son, to secure payment for these lots. On Monday July 10, 1978, a�out . _ .a c� � � . ' � �2) � tG��c.r�.`� .,onths later, I called Keith Smith hoping to eapedite the deed and abstract. That is when I Iearned that Mr. Walter A. Bowser, Asst. City Attorney, rePused to accept the treasaction. A letter Prom Mr. Bowser followed indicating that indeed he hed refused my bid. (copy enclosed ) I called Mr. Bowser end he indicated that the bid I placed was less than the apprsised minimum bid set by the city. This was the Pirst time in this whole transaction "minimums" were mentioned. I mentioned to Mr. Bowser that I had to secure a loan to purchase this property, and that all moves on my part were based upon calls and letters sent by responsible employees working Por the city. He seemed less than interested and indicated the lots belonged to the city and he was going to put them up for bid a�ain. I was Plabbergasted, I could see �700 or �800 in interest Por nothing, flyin� away. Later I called the Purchasing Dept. apd tne party a Mr. Peter, • said that they knew the bid was less than the appraised miaimum, and that the Department recommend acceptance of the bid, to get this property on the tea rolls. All in all, the transaction has been - handled less then eapeditiously and certainly has tested my patience. I now come to you end members oP the Counail to assist io a fair and equitable settlemeat. Sincerely, � � `��e�C' ��-`�-� �� , � Peter Gonzalez