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Council continues $45,870 reimbursement tied to unrecorded deed to avoid jeopardizing $6 million park grant
Summary
The council continued a special-item request to authorize a $45,870 payment to Sarbat Bala to secure a recorded deed needed to proceed with a grant-funded indoor sports facility; staff said litigation to compel a signature could take longer and cost more than the refund.
Mayor Elma Beltran convened a special meeting item asking the council to authorize payment of $45,870 to Sarbat Bala so the company would sign and record a deed that staff says was never recorded after a 2017 sale agreement required construction of a training center by Jan. 1, 2018. City attorney Neil Costanzo said finance records show no payment was ever issued; the purchase agreement states…
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