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<br />City ofCentervi\le <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />June 12,2002 <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated Goiffon was a City street and could be closed if the City <br />desired. He then said that closing the street and allowing for an expansion of the Church <br />would eliminate any proposed use by the County. <br /> <br />Council Member Nelson said she was ready to vacate the street. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg indicated there would be options for City land and indicated the City <br />would be willing to discuss them with the Church. <br /> <br />Council Member Nelson indicated she would be open to discussion on the land but would <br />lean more toward purchasing rather than trading because the City needs to recover its <br />costs on that property. <br /> <br />Council Member Travis indicated the ultimate disposition of that property was to be <br />commercial and he thinks people will have a problem with allowing it to become a <br />parking lot that does not add to the City's commercial tax base. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated the amount of money spent to acquire the <br />property would need to be recouped. <br /> <br />Council Member Travis indicated he would be more in favor ofleasingthe property. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Bennett indicated he would need to have access to the buildings to within 150 <br />feet of the farthest side of the building. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg indicated that the City water would come up during the budget <br />discussions which he expects to be completed by mid-August. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers commented that the answer on City water to the <br />downtown area is money and said if the City has the money she would like to do it but <br />said there is no way that the City can foot the entire bill for running City water down <br />there. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers suggested having joint meetings to discuss the <br />options. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra indicated it is feasible to bring water downtown but at what cost. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg asked Ms. Moore-Sykes to work with the Church to accommodate their <br />requests and update Council. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra asked if the Church was interested in the City starting the process <br />of vacating Goiffon regardless of whether the building goes in. <br /> <br />Ms. Knoll indicated the Church is interested in having the road vacated whether or not <br />the expansion proceeds. <br /> <br />Page 4 of23 <br />