CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
City Manager
RESOLUTION 07-89(A)
A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA APPROVING A
PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXCHANGE OF FOUR CITY OWNED PARCELS
CONTAINING 10 ACRES LOCATED NEAR THE HOMER BOAT YARD AND
KACHEMAK DRIVE (PARCEL NUMBERS 179-080-09, 15, 25, 26) FOR A PORTION OF A
PARCEL OF LAND (TAX ID 173-053-08) OF
EQUIVALENT VALUE ADJACENT TO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS.
WHEREAS,
HCC 18.06.075 (A) provides that property
needed for a public purpose may be acquired by the City through trade or
exchange of other City real property no longer needed for a public purpose; and
WHEREAS,
HCC 18.06.075 (B) provides that the terms of
any such transaction shall be affixed by resolution of the City Council and
that prior to closing the transaction, the City Council shall make findings by
resolution that the property to be acquired is needed for a public purpose and
that the property to be conveyed in the trade or exchange is no longer needed
for a public purpose; and
WHEREAS,
Constructing a new water treatment plant is a very important capital improvement
priority for the City and this improvement is directly related to the public
health, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS,
It has been determined by the City staff and the City’s engineering consultants
that parcel number 173-053-08 is the only feasible and prudent location for the
new treatment plant; and
WHEREAS,
The owner of parcel 173-053-08 has indicated that she
is not interested in a cash sale at this time and would prefer a trade for the
parcels identified herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Homer City Council finds that the lot
proposed to be acquired in the attached purchase agreement is needed for a
public purpose, that the City owned lots proposed for exchange are classified
undesignated in the City Land Allocation Plan and not needed for a public
purpose, and that the proposed purchase agreement is in the public interest.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council hereby approves the proposed purchase
agreement, a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein, and authorizes
the City Manager to execute the appropriate documents.
PASSED
AND APPROVED by the Homer City Council this
27th day of August, 2007.
CITY
OF HOMER
_____________________________
JAMES
C. HORNADAY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________
JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY
CLERK
Fiscal Note: Ten Acres of City
Land / Borough Assessment $60,000,
to be appraised and traded for land of equal value.