MINUTES
OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
WORK
SESSION
SUNDAY,
MARCH 8, 2009
Note: The following minutes are unofficial until
they are approved by the City Council at the next council meeting.
The Roland
City Council met in work session on Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 3:00 pm, at City
Hall, with Mayor Pro-tem Duane Canny presiding.
Council members present at roll call were Duane Canny, Larry Ford, Corey
Johnson, Jeri Neely and
It was moved
by Johnson, seconded by Ford to approve the agenda. All were in favor.
The purpose of
the work session was to see what type of incentives the Council would entertain
for potential buyers for the property located at
Council member
Neely stated that she has someone interested in purchasing the property and
they are interested in what the City is offering for incentives. The potential buyer currently has an existing
business and is renting the space they are in.
The building is in need of some repairs, so they are looking at the
possibility of relocating their business.
The potential
buyer would like to know if the City would consider financing the sale of the
building. Council members discussed the
option of selling the property on a 5 or 7 yr contract, with down payment,
interest and a possible balloon payment at the end of the contract. The potential buyer will need to do some
remodeling inside the building and they will need a new sign. Marc Soderstrum, representing the RADC,
stated that the RADC could probably help with the sign.
The potential property
still needs to visit with their bank.
They just wanted the Council to know they were interested in the
property.
Consensus of
the council members was to have CM Neely contact the potential buyer and let
them know that the Council is interested in working with them on the purchase
of the building and to have the potential buyer get back to them with an
offer. The council will formalize what
incentives will be offered at that time.
Council/Mayor
comments consisted of the following:
they need to visit with the school to see who is responsible for what at
the softball diamonds.
With no
further business at this time, Ford moved adjournment of the meeting at 3:31
pm, seconded by Varley. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting
will be Monday, March 9, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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Duane Canny,
Mayor Pro-tem