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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO RA8-03RESOLUTION NO. R A "' 0 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE BAKERSFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF CALTRANS SURPLUS PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE OLD TOWN KERN - PIONEER REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation ( "Caltrans ") owns property located on the southeast corner of 24th and "M" Street ( "the Property "); and WHEREAS, the Property is vacant except for a billboard; and WHEREAS, Caltrans has gone through all of the procedures and has declared the Property to be surplus to its needs; and WHEREAS, no other California departments have a need for the Property; and WHEREAS, Caltrans has had the Property appraised by a certified appraiser; and WHEREAS, the Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency ( "Agency ") has been approached by a developer who recently acquired blighted real property across the street from the Property (on the southwest corner of 24th and "M" Streets) and desires to redevelop such property with a 41,000 square foot commercial complex ( "the Complex ") and WHEREAS, the developer desires to utilize the Property for parking for employees and patrons of the Complex; and WHEREAS, both the real property upon which the Complex will be developed and the Property are located within the Old Town Kern - Pioneer Redevelopment Project Area; and WHEREAS, the developer will ensure that the Property meets all City of Bakersfield requirements for surface parking facilities; and WHEREAS, without access to the Property for parking purposes, the development of the Complex cannot proceed and the blighted property will remain in a blighted condition; and WHEREAS, Agency desires to purchase the Property from Caltrans at the full appraised value and transferring the Property to developer to create a surface parking facility which will enable the redevelopment of the blighted property on the southwest corner of 24th and "M" Streets; and AG ENCY 001 WAAL ' WHEREAS, such redevelopment of real property in the Old Town Kern - Pioneer Redevelopment Project Area will benefit the entire project area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency as follows: 1. That the above recitals are true and correct. 2. That the Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency authorizes the purchase of the Caltrans -owned property located on the southeast corner of 24th and "M" Streets for its full appraised value and according to the terms of the Option to Purchase /Purchase Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A ". 3. The Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency directs the Secretary to forward certified copies of this Resolution and executed copies of the purchase agreement attached hereto to Caltrans. K AG EIVCy ORI G�AAL , i I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency at a regular meeting thereof held on SEp 8 Zg , by the following vote: AYES: AGENCYMEMBER MISHOE, COHEN, B*YEMPeRT-, MARTINEZ, PRINCE, RAPHAEL, SCHROEDER NOES: AGENCYMEMBER NON ABSTAIN: AGENCYMEMBER NOME— ABSENT: AGENCYMEMBER DA-YE-1-1204= SEP 8 2003 APPROVED: (111 1. A I hz&-irz SECRETARY of the B ersfield Redevelopment Agency THOMAS MISHOE CHAIRPERSON BAKERSFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVED AS TO FORM: BART J. THILTGEN GENERAL COUNSEL Y: JANICt 9CANLAN Deputy City Attorney JS 8/15/2003 S:\ edcd \cdda \resostaxdefaultprop2.doc AG ErvcY 3 OR! GP,NAL