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Acquisition of Three Tax Parcels for Water Quality Improvement Project on NW 2nd Street (B)
This item involves a request to acquire three tax parcels for use in a water quality improvement project for the surrounding neighborhood.
Explanation
The Stormwater Management Utility Clean Water Initiative has programmed a water quality improvement project for the neighborhood in the vicinity of NW 2nd Street and 16th Avenue. Negotiations with J. R. Office Furniture and Equipment Company, Inc., the owner of tax parcels 9990-000-000 located at 2001 NW 2nd Street, 9990-001-000 located in the 2000 block of NW 2nd Street, and 9990-001-001 located in the 2100 block of NW 2nd Street, resulted in an agreed price of $50,000 for the parcels. All three tax parcels are vacant.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $50,000 is available in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Sweetwater Grant Fund 115-800-X415-5390-6010.
Recommendation
Recommended Motion: The City Commission: 1) approve the acquisition of tax parcels 9990-000-000 located at 2001 NW 2nd Street, 9990-001-000 located in the 2000 block of NW 2nd Street, and 9990-001-001 located in the 2100 block of NW 2nd Street from J. R. Office Furniture and Equipment Company, Inc., for the purchase price of $50,000; and 2) authorize the City Manager to execute any and all necessary documents for the acquisition of these tax parcels, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality.
Alternative Recommendation A: The City Commission deny the request for the acquisition of tax parcels 9990-000-000 located at 2001 NW 2nd Street, 9990-001-000 located in the 2000 block of NW 2nd Street, and 9990-001-001 located in the 2100 block of NW 2nd Street from J. R. Office Furniture and Equipment Company, Inc., for the purchase price of $50,000 and abandon the Water Quality Improvement Project on NW 2nd Street.