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Zoning and Vacation Committee Minutes/October 26, 1987 Page 3 very valuable. He felt that a fair cost should be paid since going on the tax roles was not enough.. Councilman Taylor stated- that the bill raises a fine point, however, questioned how the city would deal with urban renewal, since alleys did not represent good city planning. Councilman Voorde stated that he shared the same opinion. with regard to areas where the city is trying to make a good faith effort for renewed . development. Councilman Beck questioned how this would effect situations where the proper .information:-was not recorded, - The Council Attorney noted that the law regarding vacation of public property has been an evolving law. In the. past, the Circuit Court was the proper-:body to handle such pro- posed vacations, and in.;turn this was amended for the City Council to have. .such authority. The Council Attorney noted that she could prepare the necessary amend- atory .language to exclude the city or a department or bureau thereof from;.the cost involved when proposing .a vacation of public property. Sh.e. also noted that the three hundred (300) foot requirement with re- gard to notification, was also_ a new: provision of the bill. Following further discussion by the Committee,- Councilman Puzzello made a motion seconded by Councilman Beck, that Bill No. 104-87 as to be amended by the Council Attorney, with regard to the waver of the cost to the city be_recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed unanimous- ly. Therebeing no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 5;10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Councilman John Voorde, Chairman