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MEMORANDUM ~ ' Assistant City Manager/ To: Development Services ~ .m: Community Development Director '=',"' Sled: GRIEVANCE FOR ADDITIONAL RELOCATION ASSISTANCE- INC. - SECOND AND BROADWAY . . . . Date: July 7, 1983 GREEN'S FURNITURE, Statement of the Issue On August 3,1982, the Redevelopment Agency received a claim for $237,170 for additional relocation assistance from attorney Richard L. Riemer II, representing Green's Furniture, Inc., located in the Grand Central Building at Second and Broadway. A copy of this claim is attached as Exhibit "A" for your review. A map depicting the location of the claimant's business is attached as Exhibit "B" . Mr. Riemer, on behalf of his client, Green's Furniture, Inc., is claiming additional relocation assistance caused by his voluntary move from the Grand Central Building in 1981 because of its reha- bilitation. The commercial and residential tenants in the building received relocation assistance because a portion of the funds for the rehabilitation were provided through a Federal HUD 312 program. Twenty-nine residents and two businesses received relocation payments, including Green's Furniture, Inc. The Agency first notified Mr. William Greenberg that a portion of the property he leases as Green's Furniture Store was to be reha- bilitated under the Federal 312 loan program on September 27, 1979. By virtue of the Relocation Guidelines under the 312 loan program published in HUD Handbook NO. 1376.1 S and subsequently revised under Change Order No.2 dated May 27,1980, staff deter- mined that Mr. Greenberg may qualify for certain moving expenses covering the personal property which would have to be relocated as a result of the proposed building rehabilitation. The relocation of the personal property consisted of disconnecting, dismantling and reconnecting various shelving and advertising signs, as well as moving miscellaneous items from one area within the furniture store to another area. Mr. William Greenberg, on behalf total of $6,700.00 for the costs of their business from the Grand signed acceptance of this amount 18,1981, is attached as Exhibit of Green's Furniture, received a incurred in relocating a portion Central Building. A copy of his as payment in full, dated February "C" for information purposes. The costs of installation of machinery and equipment and altera- tions that Mr. Riemer claims reimbursement for were paid to Mr. Greenberg as part of the move of the furniture store. In order to qualify for a loss of personal property, it is necessary to obtain an in-place value appraisal of the property involved, obtain a moving bid for the property involved, and finally make an attempt to sell the items involved. In any event, the total amount of the A.'+ 4 SA