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South B nd Redvelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 21, 1980 4. CO _ ICATIONS (continued) Mr.lKagel continues.... The problem of broken windows, forced entry or whatever else may occur will happen until you can have the building occupied. I realize that whoever is going in there will be required to have wiring connections, plumbing connections, etc. At least they will have something in the building. Ms. Auburn: I am not sure, as a Commissioner, that we want to get involved in a short term lease basis and try to decide who is going to go where. Why can't we just let the staff decide that? Mr. Ellison: We can, that is the kind of ansiver that I am looking for. What I am see ing from the Commission is concurrence that there is indeed public concern in cau ing that space to be utilized for two reason; 1) that the department is burdened with having to manage properties that are vacant and has concurrent costs associated with it; 2) there is also con ideration of safety and of desirability to continue to promote viability downtown as ive go through the redevelopment process. Those things, coupled with our conversations froin the last meeting, would seem to suggest to the Commission that its position should be hat it is desirable to fill up those buildings as rapidly as possible. In the process, it is the staff's feeling that we will encounter different situations with different parries that may have interest in the property. The efore, we are looking for the flexibility to be abl to negotiate and be able to respond by executing Lease agreements if they are appropriate. Ms. Auburn: I don't have any problem with that. Mr. Ellison: It is a little unusual and awkward bec use ordinarily our process would be more Ms. Auburn: I also think we are in a very unusual stake of the downtown development, and we are not -13-