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WARD ,TR.i"Gi: 1•MIN1S $GiUTI�F75 August 17, 1998 Martin E. Keller Attorney at Law 323 W_ Court St. Suite 302 San Bernadino, CA 92401 RE: Our Client City of Colton D/Less May 6,1997 Claimant Luis Rue Dear Mr. Keller. Our investigation into the circumstances surrounding the claim you recently presented to the: City on behalf of your client has been completed. According to the City records, in July of 1996, the RDA Board voted to hire Sterling Enterprises for the sale of mobile homes at Rancho Mediterrania, The agreement was prepared for M e Berg's the then general manager of Sterling Mobile Homes. signature. Although there is a copy of the agreement in the files. the City has been unable to locate a siened copy. in January of 1997, the agency received notification from Pamela hipper informing the City that she was no longer doing business as Sterling Enterprises or Sterling Mobile Home Sales. In March of 1997 the agency received a letter from Mr. Rue's then attorney, Robert J. Stewart informing the City that the partnership, Sterling Mobile Homes between Ms. Lipper and 11vir. Rue was being "unwound" Mike Berg, now representing Suncresst Mobile Homes, requested the agreement be transferred to Suncrest Mobile Homes, as the agreement in question was intended to be with him. Luis Rue contacted the agency informing the City that he was one of the forme; owners of Sterling Mobile Homes, was now doing business as Stertirg Mobile Sales and was entitled to the agreement. In order to resolve the dispute over who had rights to the agreement since there was 1) no signed copy with Sterling Enterprises nor Sterling 141.obile Homes 2) neither party now represented Sterling Enterprises nor Sterling &Mobile Homes and ) the City had received notification that the partnership was being `Zruwound", the matter was taken before the agency hoard for direction. Mr. Rue was notified of the agency's meeting, as is evidenced in his letter dated May 6, 1997. On May 6, 1997, the agency board directed staff to issue an RFP to the project. Both Sterling WARD NORTH AtrERV, I➢!C. _ .�