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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution SEDA 2011-03 11/21/2011 SPRINGFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AN URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD RESOLUTION NO. 2011-03 A resolution of the Springfield Economic Development Agency authorizing the following: 1. The acquisition of 4095 and 4251 Franklin Boulevard; and 2. Ratifying providing funds to the City of Springfield to acquire three parcels of property along the south side of Franklin Boulevard identified as 17-03-33 tax lots 100 & 200, and 17-03-34-33 tax lot 500, formerly known as the Department of Administrative Services property; and 3. Extending the Intergovernmental Agreement to advance and repay funds needed for urban renewal projects for three years for 2011-2012 through 2013-2014. 4095 and 4251 Franklin Boulevard WHEREAS, the Glenwood Urban Renewal Plan of November 15, 2004, provides that a key component of the Plan is to assist in the improvement of streets, curbs, sidewalks, encourage new development, as well as to assist improvements to the water, stormwater, and sanitary services infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the Plan indicates activities to improve the visual appearance, provide safer pedestrian environments, improve landscapes, construct public parking, activities and assembling of right-of-way for all are permissible; and WHEREAS, the Plan also provides for authority to acquire and dispose of land to assist in the private development of the Urban Renewal Area; and WHEREAS, 4095 and 4251 Franklin Boulevard have been made available on the market and SEDA is interested in acquiring the properties for any of the purposes described above or otherwise authorized in the Plan through a voluntary arms-length transaction; and WHEREAS, SEDA has available sufficient funds to acquire the parcels based upon its ability to borrow these funds from the City of Springfield pursuant to a pre-existing agreements between the City and SEDA providing a line of credit for these purposes. This Agreement was initially authorized November 29, 2005, then extended through the year 2008-2009 on July 18, 2008, and again on July 21, 2008, and extended again on November 21 , 2011; and WHEREAS, each parcel has its own set of unique issues regarding easements, covenants, and possible environmental contamination, as well as price; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this Resolution is to authorize staff of SEDA to perform appropriate due diligence and, upon successful resolution of the easements, covenants, environmental issues and contamination and agreement on price, to acquire said parcels. 17-03-33 Tax Lots 100, 200, and 17-03-34-33 Tax Lot 500 WHEREAS, on July 22, 2009, the City of Springfield acquired these three parcels for all the purposes identified above and more specifically for road right-of-way, utility, riparian, stormwater, wetland protection, access; and WHEREAS, SEDA provided the funding ($700,000.00), and these parcels were acquired by the City; and WHEREAS, a portion of the properties are currently leased to the construction contractor at the I-5 bridge near the Willamette River; and WHEREAS, after the Willamette River bridge is completed and the City determines its needs of the property for right-of-way, water, stormwater, wetlands, and utilities, the plan is to sell the remainder for private development consistent with the Glenwood Urban Renewal Plan and adopted land use plan. WHEREAS, the three year Intergovernmental Agreement to advance and repay $1.5 million to the Springfield Economic Development Agency for costs of urban renewal projects needs to be extended for an additional three years. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved as follows: That upon successful preliminary negotiation for the voluntary arms-length acquisition of 4095 and 4251 Franklin Boulevard and after successful resolution of the covenants, easements, environmental and transportation and price issues, the matter be returned to the SEDA Board for final action; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that SEDA hereby ratifies providing funds ($700,000.00) for the acquisition of 17-03-33 Tax Lots 100 & 200 and 17-03-34-33 Tax Lot 500 and to the City of Springfield for road right-of-way, access, utility, riparian, stormwater and wetland protection purposes with the remainder to be offered for later sale. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Intergovernmental Agreement to advance funds needed for urban renewal projects, initially approved November 29, 2005, extended SEDA RESOLUTION 2011-03 on July 21, 2008 and is hereby extended an additional three years through fiscal year 2013-2014. Adopted by the Springfield Economic Development Agency, a Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Springfield, by a vote of 7 for and 0 against, this 21st day of November , 2011. 2 absent - Stewart and Leiken. ' d6/E ilL11 Al Dave Ralston, Chair Springfield Economic Development Agency Attn-!---7 , Sheri Moore, Secreta Springfield Economi Development Agency REVIEWED&APPROVED AS TO FORM DATE: ////6 7// , SPRINGFIELD ECONOMMCDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SEDA RESOLUTION NO. 2011-03