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City Council Meeting Minutes October 18, 2011 • Page 16 of 17 Conservation Easement, the seller has represented they will sell Tract B to the City for a purchase price of $125,000. The City has forty-five (45) days to notify the property owner if the City desires to purchase Tract B or waive its right to purchase Tract B. The Deed of Conservation Easement preserves the property's open space values, which will continue with a change in ownership thereby protecting, preserving and providing a public benefit without ownership by the City. The conservation easement protects the property in perpetuity with regard to the open space function it was intended to serve, and in this economic climate, the city avoids the cost of maintenance. Should the City Council desire to purchase the property, funds are available within the Conservation Trust Land Acquisition Fund for the acquisition of Tract B. Staff recommended the City Council authorize the Mayor to execute the necessary forms in order to waive its right to purchase Tract B. The Deed of Conservation Easement runs with the property and sufficiently protects and preserves the land as open space which was, and is, the intended use. PUBLIC COMMENT Caryn Greef, 161 S. Raintree Lane, Louisville, CO urged Council to consider purchasing • the property for recreational purposes. She felt when funds are available the five-acre parcel would be a nice enhancement to the City and perhaps include a dog park. She stated her understanding $600,000 of the Open Space Fund is proposed to pay for the McCaslin/Washington underpass. She stated the voters of Louisville did not envision using the tax for an underpass. She felt the property has value. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Sisk stated the property in question has no public parking and would be very difficult to access. He did not support spending $125,000 for the property. MOTION: Councilor Muckle moved to authorize the Mayor to execute the necessary forms in order to waive its right to purchase Tract B, seconded by Councilor Dalton. Roll call vote was taken, the motion carried by a vote of 6-0. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT City Attorney Light reported the City staff has received a request for a reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act. The Municipal Code contains a Fair Housing ordinance, which regulates private activities. The ordinance was adopted prior to the time the federal law established a reasonable accommodation requirement. The City's ordinance does not have a clearly defined process for handling such requests. Staff is preparing a legislative process to amend the Code and to put a mechanism in • place to address requests for reasonable accommodations.