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Communication from Scott A. Hall, Camey Appleby Law, regarding Kentfield Properties, LLCproperties in the vicinity of 3201 Forest.

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I, DIANE RAUH, City Clerk of said City herebycertify that at a meeting of the City Council of saidCity of Des Moines, held on the above date, amongother proceedings the above was adopted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set myhand and affixed my seal the day and year firstabove written.

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Des Moines City Council400 Robert D. Ray Drive

^Des Moines, IA 50309

March 31, 2016

RE: Proposed 48-Apartment Project on 32nd and Forest / 1410 32nd StreetProperty

Dear Honored Council Members,

I represent Mike Kentfield and his entity Kentfield Properties, LLC ("Kentfield").Kentfield owns dozens of rental properties throughout Des Moines with specificconcentration in the Drake University neighborhood. Kentfield owns a multi-residence property located at 1410 32nd Street. See enclosed information from thePolk County Assessor's office. Kentfield has owned the property since 2008, and hasrented it to tenants since that time.

Each parcel surrounding Kentfield's property: 3201 Forest, 3211 Forest, 3221Forest, and 1414 32nd Street, have been purchased over the years by an entitycalled ND 19 32nd Street Shops, LLC, which, according to the Iowa Secretary ofState's most recent biennial report filing is represented by George Schneider,Controller, with its home office located at 218 6th Avenue, Ste 200, Des Moines, IA50309, home to Nelson Construction and Development C'Nelson").

For many years Nelson has been attempting to build a large apartment complex onthe property that completely envelops Kentfield's building. Kentfield has consistentlyopposed this project because the neighborhood cannot support the project'srequisite parking space for such a complex, because building a structure of that sizeall the way to the corner will cause unsafe blind spots for traffic on both 32nd Streetond Forest Avenue, and frank!*/, because such deveiopment wiii be a defcrhTient rDothto Kentfield's property and to the lives of his tenants. To date, Nelson has'Stademooffer to purchase Kentfield's property, but they have built a rather largETtenceianall three sides bordering Kentfield's property, essentially walling it off-ftom theirholdings. ^'^ ^

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I write to you today in response to a published report that you are consideringissuing a large amount of tax credits to those wishing to construct this largeapartment complex all around Kentfield's land. My clients oppose any and all effortsto build such a complex for the reasons previously stated and set forth in this letter.As many neighbors have voiced, there simply is not room for a complex of this sizeand its requisite parking, and specifically the rights of Kentfield and his tenants willbe the most dramatically infringed upon by such construction.

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Address 1410 32ND ST

City DES MOWES Zip 50311 Jurisdiction Des Moines

District/Parcel 100/11027-002-000 Geoparcel 7924-32-431-020 Status Active

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2015 Value Multi-Residential Full $19,000 $116,000 $135,000

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