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The policy question would be; Is the public purpose of providing low income sliding scale child care services in the Whiteaker Neighborhood of sufficient value to justify the City Council's deeding at no cost 0.6 acres to CCI to facilitate their moving out of Skinner's Park? B. Background and Analysis • Building Safety Condition and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) analysis performed by NAGAO show approximately $120,000 in improvements needing to be made to the city -owned residential structure being used by CCI. • A reason stated for denial of CCI's request for Community Development Block Grant funds in 1994 was their not having a firm commitment from the City for a location to permanently relocate their operation. • CCI's current building at 169 N. Washington has been judged by their Board of Director's as uneconomic for CCI to move due to its having to be dismantled. moved in three sections, and then reassembled. • Despite provisions in the early agreements that CCI would be responsible for maintaining the facility in good condition the city has assumed much of the burden for repairs and modifications. Two pieces of correspondence (3/19/68 and 2/27/69) indicate City Council approval for spending city funds on small remodels. In 1980 there was a fire, in which the City took responsibility for making repairs. Another group of repairs were made in 1987, and in 1991 the City replaced a failing heating system. C. Alternatives /Options 1. Do nothing and let CCI remain in the current facility. Concerns: • This would extend their temporary use of 169 N. Washington • Could eventually draw Federal criticism or action • Continues city liability exposure from having CCI in a substandard City Owned Building 2. Discontinue support of CCI and require them to relocate by a set date. Concerns: • May result in adversely impacting CCI's ability to continue to operate 3