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.:: ::..:: :....:........ ............................:.:.:. :.....: :..:::::,:,:::,:::::::::::::.::. :.,.::.. ::.. :.-:.:..,.. ::::::::::,:::,::,:,,:,.:. ,:,:,,::,....::::::,:,:,,,::::::::::.: :...,,,,,,::::,:::::::::,::,.:.. :: ::::::::,:,::::,:::.: -:..:.:.. ~ ~ ~ - ..,.::...:... ...........:.,.:.:.. ::Billy:Wasson - Streetscape disagreement:with City of Salem . Pa e 1~ . .. :..:.:::: ..~--.... ......... ......... ...........:.:---..................:::.::::.............::.:.::..:....... :~. From: Billy Wasson To: Mryan; pmilne; rtranke Date: Tue, May 18, 1999 2:13 PM Subject: Streetscape disagreement with City of Salem I have just retumed from the joint meeting with the City and I do not feel it was a very sucessful meeting. The City Manager was particularly combative and does not appear amenable for a compromise solution. I concluded that the best course, my opionion at this moment, is to do nothing but tell the City that we intend to reopen the discussion at the end of the project when we can factually determine if the amount under dispute ($247,000) is needed in the project for the County to meet its' goals in the performa. In other words we may finish the project, meet our goals and still not need the funds. i.e. a win/win for all parties. The other altemative is to arbitrarily enter into an agreement to lessen the obligation of the City to some lesser amount than the $2m commitment. I think this is unwise because we do not know what we will find in the ground that may generate change orders to the project. The other option is to take the amount in dispute from county lottery funds and inform the City of our option and decision to do so. It is beyond me why the City staff are so obstinent and unwilling to live up to the tax management plan agreement of up to $2m for the project??? I have placed a status report on this item on our joint board agenda for Monday May 24th. for discussion. Please advise what, if anything you need further from staff on this item. Thanks. CC: bwasson; I:whittingtonj~cherriots.org; rcurtis