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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,October 08,2012 Page 8 Mayor Roe questioned whether or not the price to convey the fire station prop- erty was "as is" or net cost with demolition and remediation costs. From a City standpoint, Mayor Roe noted that the HRA and City are under the same umbrel- la; and opined that the cost for development of the property should include re- mediation costs at a minimum. Chair Maschka noted that, as costs started to come forward, those details needed to be worked out; and even though both parties were in the same boat, discus- sion was needed on how to best equalize the costs. At the request of Councilmember Pust, Chair Maschka, confirmed that options needed to consider if and how those costs would be passed on to the private market place. Councilmember Pust suggested that such consideration needed to be a major issue in whichever way was determined. At the request of Councilmember Pust regarding any potential environmental contamination on the Fire Station site, Ms. Kelsey advised that today was the first Phase I environmental inspection of the site. Ms. Kelsey advised that the initial visual inspection indicated the biggest potential contamination concern was asbestos for both properties (fire station, and single family home built in the early 70s); however, she noted that an evaluation was pending to determine the extent and amount of that concern. Ms. Kelsey noted a contingency had been included in the Purchase Agreement that a future point of discussion would be required to discuss remediation and cost of removal with the homeowner repre- sentatives. Councilmember Pust noted that this was an important piece for discussion, opining that if they had sold to the private market place, they would have also needed to address this cost; and further opined that the potential sale to the City as a public entity should in no way impact or suggest a discount in their respon- sibility to address these environmental remediation issues and costs. Councilmember Willmus questioned if any density adjustments needed to be addressed, since these properties abut single-family homes on the west. Mayor Roe noted that there was also an existing multi-family facility on the other side on the south. Councilmember Pust, recognizing that the market place indicates a need for high-end apartments, asked that as public representatives, consideration and dis- cussion ensue about mixed socio-economic housing, and that it not be ruled out if it could work based on the size of the future development.