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Mayor Herkner advised Mr. Korman that this communication had been read at the last Council meeting. Mr. Korman stated he had been working on this problem for some time in trying to ascertain where responsi- bility lay for maintaining this parking lot as he felt serious law suits could result from hazardous conditions. He stated he had been informed by City Manager he would be agreeable to recommending holes be filled in the lot, but that City Attorney had stated City should get per- mission from the Southern Pacific to do so. 37 Mayor Herkner questioned whether lease was held by the City on this parking lot and was advised by the City Attorney of leases covering the Perry Street parking spaces, and for certain portions of streets surrounding this parking lot, but that no lease existed on this lot. Mr. Korman stated he had been informed by Southern Pacific one week that they would pave the area, and then had since been adSis�d& they had changed their minds as they had other plans for the property. Mr. V. A. Wolfe, representative of Southern Pacific, 2864 Briarfeld, stated City Attorney was correct on leases as stated, and no lease covered the property in question. Councilman Keckley questioned whether Southern Pacific would consider surfacing the parking lot, Mr. Wolfe advised property referred to quite valuable and they were interested in finding a proper developer but felt Company would surely consider some interim measure by the City. Councilman Bury questioned proposal for parking by commuters if this property was developed to another use. Mr. Wolfe advised commuters would be certain to find parking space available elsewhere as he had noticed not all metered parking spaces in use in adjacent areas. City Attorney asked if a reasonable determination could be made of what parking requirements would be considered appropriate to require Southern Pacific to fur- nish parking spaces, like any other business, what position would be taken by their Company. Mr, Wolfe replied their Company did not furnish any parking facilities for commuters but in any event this issue would have to go before the PUC - Councilman Henderson questioned type of lease available and how expensive it would be to fill the chuckholes in the parking lot. Mayor Herkner asked if a thirty day lease would justify City filling chuckholes. City Manager stated he had checked on costs of improving this parking lot, but that City Attorney had advised public monies could not be spent to improve private property when not even a lease held on the property, and that besides Southern Pacific had speci- fically stated their position as to their not being obligated to provide parking for commuters. He stated that in discussing this matter with Mr. Wolfe, it had been indicated however, that a short term lease arragnement could be worked out whereby City would be permitted to correct deficiencies in the lot for the benefit of the citizens of the community. He advised costs on improving lot would amount to OR 24 'BT