ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager with a Request to APPROVE the PURCHASE of 507-517 SOUTH WESTERN (First District).
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BACKGROUND: Purchase of this property, in conjunction with other adjacent land purchases will provide a location to construct a needed fire station in the future.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The purchase price is Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) payable, with One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) paid as earnest money concurrent with the execution of the attached Purchase Agreement and the remaining Thirty-Nine Thousand ($39,00.00) paid at closing.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: None. Will eliminate blight from vacant and dilapidated properties being constructed for the future construction of a fire station.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The City will have control of this property for future use or development.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The City would not purchase the property.
ALTERNATIVES: As Council directs.
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WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office