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RESOLUTION NO 98
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
SIGN
AN AGREEMENT WITH
JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NoJl REGARDING THE
PURCHASE OF LAND IN THE CITY ANDAUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR
TO ISSUE WARRANTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE AGREEMENT
Whereas The
City
of Port Townsend
ComprehenSive
Plan
adopted by
Ordinance No 2539 sets forth goals and
policies
regarding
the
acquisition
of
public
open space
and
trails and
Whereas One of the Citys
most
significant public
open spaces
is
the natural
area
adjacent
to Kah Tai Lagoon Park which is
accessed by
means
of
a
trail system currently connected
to the right of
way
for Kearney Street through land
owned by Jefferson County
Public Utility District No 1
and
Whereas The draft of the City of Port Townsend Parks Recreation
Open Space Functional Plan that has been reviewed and
approved by the
City
Parks and Recreation Commission and
the
City Planning Commission establishes
a
priority
for
securing the integrity of Kah Tai Lagoon
Park through the
acquisition
of
adjacent parcels and
Whereas The land owned by Jefferson CoUnty
Public Utility
District No 1 also
provides
a
buffer to the lagoon
wetlands and associated wildlife habitat and the
preservation
of such buffers is consistent with the
Comprehensive
Plan and the
EnvirOnmentally Sensitive
Areas
Ordinance and
Whereas Jefferson County Public Utility District No 1 is willing
to sell to the
City
all of its land
adjacent
to the
right
of
way
for Kearney Street for
a
prie
of 114 000 which
is the fair market value determined by
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
CTY
OF PORT TOWNSEND
that it authorizes the Mayor to
sign
an
agreement with Jefferson
County Public Utility District No 1 regarding the purchase of
Lots 1 through 34 inclusive in Block 24 Railroad Addition
as
per plat recorded in Volume 2 of Plats page 78 records of
Jefferson County Washington for the price of 114 000 andȽ
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Finance Director 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 7th day of December 1998
Ma
Julie Mculloch
Pamela Kolacy City Clerk
tM
MaaTAt
torney
Port Townsend
City Council
Resolution 98