Approval of contract award to Lavern Lehman of Lehman Trucking for demolition and site clearance services of 927 W. Mullan Avenue, 100 Blackwood Avenue, 3175 Independence Avenue, 2375 Independence Avenue, and 4012 Leversee Road in the amount of $136,975.00.

The property at 927 W. Mullan Avenue, was acquired through Iowa Code 657A and is deemed too dilapidated to attract potential contractors for rehabilitation. These houses are not likely to be repaired and as they are very large and very dilapidated homes with large holes in the roofs where water has been entering for many years. Once the homes are demolished staff will attempt to sell the lots to developers and adjacent property owners. The properties at 3175 Independence Avenue, 2375 Independence Avenue, and 4012 Leversee Road where purchased for future economic development. The property at 100 Black Wood was acquired as apart of the flood buyout program. With the exception of 100 Blackwood, all of the properties have been properly abated per state code and are ready for demolition; 100 Blackwood did not have asbestos to be abated per the asbestos survey.