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<br />I r;-p <br />; \.. '.....1 <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />MARCH 26, 1974 <br /> <br />which in turn had resulted in the Federal Agency's taking possession of the lots <br /> <br />and tearing down the houses which had been built. The City Manager explained that <br /> <br />he had been advised by telephone that the Federal Agency is willing to deed the four <br /> <br />lots to the City, with the understanding that the City would not convert the property <br /> <br />to residential use before 1986, and with the understanding that the lots would be <br /> <br />developed by the City for neighborhood recreation, as deemed appropriate by the <br /> <br />City. It having been explained that the topography of the lots rendered them <br /> <br />basically unsuitable for residential use, on motion made by Mr. Lester, seconded by <br /> <br />Mr. Hobson and carried unanimously, the City Manager was authorized to advise HUD <br /> <br />that the City would accept title to the four lots at a cost of $l.OO each. <br /> <br />Councilman Hartford brought up the fact that at a recent meeting there had been a full <br /> <br />discussion of the condition of alleys in the Central Business District, that the debris <br /> <br />which had been permitted to accumulate was a nuisance and reflected discredit upon <br /> <br />the City and its government. Mr. Hartford objected to the fact that his observation <br /> <br />indicated that little, if anything, had been done to correct the situation, whereupon <br /> <br />it was explained that the City Manager had caused to be delivered to each business in <br /> <br />the area a letter stating the condition and requesting cooperation of those concerned <br /> <br />but that abutting business property owners or tenants had in most cases taken the view <br /> <br />that they were properly disposing of their own debris but that passersby were depositing <br /> <br />litter and otherwise worsening the situation and that delving into the legal situation <br /> <br />as to enforcement against abutting businesses without being able to prove the identity <br /> <br />of the litterers had proved to be a stumbling block. After a discussion of the lack of <br /> <br />clean-up and the problems connected therewith, it was agreed that if all else fails the <br /> <br />City should go ahead and clean up the areas once, with City forces, irrespective of <br /> <br />whether the areas involved were public or private property. With this approval by <br /> <br />Council, there were assurances that immediate clean up could be carried out. <br />