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Purchase of 504 E 22nd Street_Bee Branch CreekTHE CITY OF DUbUgU@ ~~ DUB E ~-e~ Masterpiece on the Mississippi 2007 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Purchase of property at 504 E. 22nd Street DATE: July 15, 2008 Housing and Community Development Department Director David Harris is recommending the acquisition of the property at 504 E. 22"d Street in the amount of $74,000 as part of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. t~ Michael C. Van Milligen MCVM/jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department Director THE CITY OF DUB E Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: Micha ~~ .an Milligen, City Manager FROM: David ~f~r~is Housin and C g ommunity Development SUBJECT: Purchase of Property at 504E 22"d Street DATE: 08 July 2008 Dubuque All-AmedcaCitY 2007 Introduction The purpose of this memorandum is to request the City Council's approval to purchase a residential rental dwelling located at 504E 22nd Street, as part of the acquisition program associated with the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. Background The 2001 HDR "Drainage Basin Master Plan" identified approximately 70 homes to be purchased as part of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. To date the City Council has approved a preliminary right of way design and the properties that will be impacted have been identified. The Fiscal Year 2007 CIP budget has allocated $2,615,668 for acquisitions. Discussion The forty fifth home located in the Bee Branch Realignment and scheduled for purchase is owned by Alvin J. and Kathryn E. Pothoff and Francis M. and Jayne L. Pothoff. An independent appraisal has established market value at $74,000. Alvin J. and Kathryn E. Pothoff and Francis M. and Jayne L. Pothoff have accepted an offer for purchase in this amount by signing the purchase agreement offered by the Housing Department. Action Step The action requested of the City Council is to approve the attached resolution, authorizing purchase of property located at 504 E. 22"d Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. RESOLUTION NO. 231-08 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ACQUISITION OF REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT 504 E 22ND STREET, IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE WHEREAS, the City of Dubuque intends to acquire certain properties located in the area of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project for stormwater mitigation activities as recommended in the 2001 HDR "Drainage Basin Master Plan;" and WHEREAS, a purchase agreement has been finalized with the owner of the forty fifth property scheduled for acquisition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA: Section 1. That the City of Dubuque hereby approves the acquisition of the following legally described property: The Northerly 38 feet of the Southerly 99 feet of the Westerly Half of Lot 1 in L. Kniest's Subdivision of part of Mineral Lot 314 in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, said premises fronting 38 feet on 22nd Street and running back that width parallel with the southerly line of said lot 1 (said southerly line of said Lot 1, fronting on Kniest Street) a distance of 86 feet, according to the recorded Plat of said Addition. At the cost of Seventy-four thousand dollars ($74,000). Section 2. That the City of Dubuque be and is hereby authorized to accept a Quit Claim deed from the owner, conveying the owner's interest to the City of Dubuque, Iowa for the herein described real estate. Section 3. That the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and directed to cause said Quit Claim Deed to be recorded in the office of the Dubuque County Recorder, together with certified copy of the Resolution. Section 4. That the City Clerk be and she is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the Dubuque County Assessor and the Dubuque County Auditor. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of July, 2008. Roy D. Buol, Mayor Attest: Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk