HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-053RESO'.UTION NO. 97- 53
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT
WITH ALICE L. PERLMAN AND IRMA PEREZ CORDOVA REGARDING THE
PURCHASE OF LAND IN THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE TREASURER
TO ISSUE WARRANTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT
Whereas,
Whereas,
Whereas,
Whereas,
Whereas,
Whereas,
The City, as a designated Urban Growth Area under the
Growth Management Act (GMA), is anticipating that future
development inevitably will increase stormwater runoff
within the City's drainage basins identified by the
Wetlands and Stormwater Advisory Committee (WETSWAC),
comprised of local residents assisted by consultants
retained by the City; and
Existing natural drainage corridors conveying stormwater
have been identified within the City's drainage basins,
particularly in less developed areas; and
The conservation of natural systems for the conveyance
and treatment of stormwater has been demonstrated
scientifically to be economically and biologically
efficient in comparisons with traditional structural
alternatives which entail higher capital investment, as
well as higher operation and maintenance expenses; and
The City has enhanced the work of WETSWAC by a more
detailed hydrology and engineering study of a large
drainage basin in the Northwestern portion of the City
that currently is relatively undeveloped, but is platted
into hundreds of lots with the potential for intensive
development over the 20 year GMA planning period; and
A relatively undeveloped natural drainage corridor has
been identified and mapped within the Montana Addition
and the California Addition plats in the North Beach area
that presents a unique opportunity for cost-effective
stormwater detention and treatment which would be
jeopardized by the residential development allowable
under existing zoning ordinances; and
Ongoing studies indicate that, under certain possible
development scenarios for this drainage basin, portions
of this corridor are within a 100-year floodplain and
therefore poorly suited for residential uses; and
Whereas, Land within an existing or potential floodplain, while
being poorly suited for development, if conserved in a
relatively natural state can be utilized effectively for
stormwater detention and treatment, as well as to provide
additional public benefits as open space and wildlife
habitat within an urban area in accordance with GMA goals
and policies; and
Whereas,
Portions of the property described herein have been
identified and mapped as lying within a 100-year
floodplain under possible development scenarios; and
Whereas,
Alice L. Perlman and Irma Perez Cordova, the owners of
Lots 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Block 9 of Montana Addition are
willing to sell this property to the City for a price that
does not exceed the appraised fair market value determined
by an appraisal by Thomas Burger, a certified Washington
appraiser,
N O W T H E R E F O R E
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND that
it authorizes the Mayor to sign an agreement with Alice L. Perlman
and Irma Perez Cordova regarding the purchase of Lots 5, 6, 7, and
8 in Block 9 of the Montana Addition for the price of $20,000; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Treasurer is authorized to issue the
warrants necessary to complete the purchase of the land in
accordance with said agreement.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend and signed
by the Mayor this 5th day of May, 1997.
~S T:
Pamela Kolacy, City C~rk
~ttorney
Port Townsend City Council
Resolution 97- S~