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" AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE FAIRVIEW STREETS PROPERTY SOUTHWEST CORNER OF HARVARD AND . The City Manager called on the Real Estate questions posed by the Agency Members. Manager to respond to In response to questions from Agency Member Luxembourger, the Real Estate Manager stated that the total area of the site is 1.44 acres but, since United Cerebral Palsy does not require the entire site, the Redevelopment Agency will acquire the rear portion of the site, an area of .64 acres, for redevelopment purposes, adding that the portion of the channel immediately east of the property can be acquired from the Orange County Flood District and can be covered economically to create an additional .28 acres of developable property if it is needed. He stated further that the Agency parcel will have two means of access; one being a 20-foot ingress/egress easement along the westerly portion of the United Cerebral Palsy portion of the property, and the second being access from Fairview Street. After further discussion, it was moved by Agency Member Acosta, seconded by Agency Member Luxembourger and carried unanimously (4:0) that the Redevelopment Agency enter into an agreement with the . United Cerebral Palsy Association of Orange County, Inc. for the purchase of 0.64 acres of real property identified as A.P. No. 408-213-04, for a total cost not to exceed $231,400.00. Agency Member McGuigan arrived at 6:00 P.M. BID AWARD FOR RELOCATION OF THE HARMON McNEIL HOUSE Agency Member Acosta pointed out that the total estimated costs for the relocation of the Harmon McNeil House was shown to be $123,379 and asked if this included the cost of the lot on which it is to be relocated. The Housing Manager stated that the Agency had acquired three lots for a total of $210,000 and that this site would now be divided into two lots, one of which would serve the Harmon McNeil House, thus adding $105,000 to the cost of its relocation. In response to a question from Agency Member Acosta as to whether this was a good investment, the City Manager stated that the opportunity to save an outstanding Victorian mansion such as the Harmon McNeil house did not often present itself, adding that there were very few Victorian homes left in Santa Ana. He pointed out . that the rehabilitation of the Howe-Waffle and the Minter houses had both been very successful. A discussion regarding details concerning the moving of the structure and the financing of the proposed rehabilitation of the Harmon McNeil house ensued in which the Housing Manager gave pertinent details regarding the project, including the fact that the Harmon McNeil house was the only home in Santa Ana on the National 2.