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� <br />� <br />�� <br />1�� � <br />�/.�,,, <br />February 15, 1990 <br />S�nator pon Frank <br />State Office building <br />175 State Office Building <br />St. Paul, MN 55155-1298 <br />Dear Senator Fran}c: <br />tn <br />I want to thank you agai.n for provida.ng <br />tl�e City of Rosevl�eciate <br />opp�rtunity to testify on Senate ni�'alternativee to �the �pr�posed <br />your r��quest for us to prova.de a <br />test f <br />�r aeC���inc� a building substanclarcl wh�.ch we fear would <br />i le TIF efforts in o�� com�ur�ities. <br />severely cr p� <br />I would like to <br />us, whil�: also <br />can�id�ro <br />U•• <br />. <br />• • �u ...: <br />highliqht <br />prov id i t�g <br />the issues that are °e wouid askcyou �o <br />recomm�ndations t�at w <br />The City'� co�+cerns, first of �li, relate to �he actu�l� <br />this test. Curren�iy, tl�� �Cit�r <br />co�ts in meetinc� <br />buildi.ng and fir�e inspe��ian skaff sion �in a d�.s��'�c�� <br />buildings td la� ��n�id���� �or inclu <br />Undex the propc�sed criteria, <br />it weul.d b� e�c�remel� <br />d�ffxcult for tl�e existing in�as�vill� swo�lci t�ave ��� <br />out thf� �ctivity snd triu.�� R <br />girm� to d�f inil�i�v�ly <br />hire �true�ur�l�/engir��e�in�g I� <br />esta►bl ish the �Qs�� csf th� �ve� to �ae c�on� �i n��rms <br />ad�lition, an ap�ra��a� woulc� h <br />��' the cn�t o� �► �qui�al�nt si�ed b�i�ding i� �r��r �o <br />identify th� replacem�n� cca�t� ��ope �. <br />We es�imat� i.t wi7.1, cast appr�xim���l �2Q,�Od per <br />� w�tY� t�� pro�osed le�i��.ation. �n <br />�u�,ldinc� to compl� <br />�.he case af th� Twin L�k�� D�st�ict $� buildinqs r�ould <br />under considerat to meet ��h� s�ruc�urally �ubst�ndard <br />h�Ve to qual�.fY e� buildingr th� City would 111Cu� <br />t�est�. At �ao,000 � <br />add�tional costs of ap�rox�.a�a�tel� $��0, 00o to �omplete <br />the r�quired ��►�lysis. A� �roviously �tat�d, w� are <br />able to me�et the curz ent test t�hx�4��� the u�� of <br />ex�.sting City s�.af f . <br />Also, w� are eoneern�d a�°ut. hted m�e Ros ville �tfog <br />buildings' t�at �►re clearly bl�.g <br />m le has a number of 2� year old warehous�s �hat <br />�xa p o <br />?(�ly(1 (;IV'(C; (..;l;N'l'l�;t� UI�I�'1', • 1�C)�;1:A'ti.l.t�, e ;111?�N`l?�O'I�� � ;;i11,3 • (�1?-��)i)-?��'t)U <br />