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CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO.______________
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, DONNELL, ROUNTREE, WARDLE
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE TO THE MERIDIAN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT
55 EAST BROADWAY AVENUE IN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AND LEGALLY
DESCRIBED AS LOTS 20 AND 21 OF BLOCK 1 OF THE MERIDIAN
TOWNSITE, ADA COUNTY, STATE OF IDAHO; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF MERIDIAN THE DEED AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO
COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION; PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF THE
READING RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Idaho Code 50-1401, the City Council has statutory
authority to sell, exchange, or convey any real property owned by the city which is
underutilized or which is not used for city public purposes; and,
WHEREAS, when it is determined by the City Council to be in the City’s best
interest that a transfer or conveyance be made, the City Council may, pursuant to the
procedure set forth in Idaho Code Section 50-1403, by ordinance duly enacted, authorize
the transfer or conveyance of any real property owned by the City to any tax supported
governmental unit, with or without consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Meridian Development Corporation, an Idaho urban renewal
agency, has as one of its goals and priorities, the expectation that it will be responsible to
provide and manage vehicle parking facilities in the City of Meridian; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Meridian owns a vehicle parking lot located at 55 East
Broadway, legally described as Lots 20 and 21 of the Meridian Townsite, Ada County,
State of Idaho, hereinafter referred to as the “parking lot” and,
WHEREAS, the City of Meridian has received a request from the Meridian
Development Corporation to transfer and convey ownership of the parking lot; and,
WHEREAS, on the 26th day of July, 2005 the Meridian City Council approved
Resolution No. 05-481 declaring the intent to convey the parking lot to the Meridian
Development Corporation and further instructed the City Clerk to establish and notice a
public hearing to consider the conveyance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That a public hearing on the proposed conveyance of the parking lot
was held at the November 9, 2005 Meeting of the Meridian City Council.
Section 2. That the City Council determined after the public hearing that the
parking lot is currently underutilized and that it is in the City’s best interest that the
parking lot be conveyed to the Meridian Development Corporation without monetary
consideration for the purpose of managing a public parking facility.
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Section 3. That as a condition of the conveyance, the City Council has
determined that the deed shall contain a restriction that the parking lot remain in the
ownership of a public entity for the purposes of providing a vehicle parking facility open
to the public. The deed restriction may be removed in the future if the City Council
determines that it is in the City’s best interest to do so. In such instance, the Council
shall enact an Ordinance setting forth findings of fact and directing the City Clerk to
record a release of the deed restriction in the land records of Ada County, Idaho.
Section 4. That the Mayor and City Clerk shall be authorized to execute and
attest the deed and any other documents necessary to complete the transaction authorized
by this Ordinance.
Section 5. That pursuant to the affirmative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one (1) of
the Members of the full Council, the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title and
one (1) reading in full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly, this
Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this _____ day
of _______________, 2005.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this _____ day of
_______________, 2005.
APPROVED:
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK