28-76 Sale or Lease of Hopkins Ave Fire Station

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Please substitute for Ordinance 28-76 which Ordinance was put on first reading and referred to the Planning & Zoning Committee and Finance Committee on April '~19, 1976. ORDINANCE NO. 28-76 BY: Messrs. McBride, Salmon, Sinagra, Usher, Brockman, Chinnock, Msgnotto AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the Mayor, on ·behalf of the City of Lakewood, to advertise for informal proposals for the sale or lease of the Hopkins Avenue Fire Station and determining that it is in the best interest of the City that said property be sold or leased. WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood is the owner of certain r.eal estate designated as Permanent Parcel No. 315-10-141 of the Records of Cuyahoga County, at which location is situated the Hopkins Avenue Fire Station, and WHEREAS,. with the construction of the new Fire Station on Clifton Boulevard the said Hopkins Avenue Fire Station is no longer needed by the Fire Department and is currently standing vacant, and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to advertise for informal proposals for the sale or lease of said building so that the City may secure the best disposition possible for the City and at the same time preserve the existing character of the neighb.orhood, and WHEREAS, this Ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the usual daily operation of a municipal department; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STA~E OF OHIO: Section 1. That this Council determines that the Hopkins Avenue Fire Station situated on Hopkins Avenue should be sold or leased and that such sale or lease is in'the best interest of this City. Section 2. That this Council determines that the sale or lease of the aforementioned Hopkins Avenue Fire Station will further the interests of this City and its residents. Section 3. That the Mayor of the City of Lakewood be* and he is hereby authorized to advertise for informal proposals for the sale or lease of the Hopkins Avenue Fire Station located on Hopkins Avenue in the City of Lakewood and designated Permanent Parcel No. 315-10-141 of the Records of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Section 4. Said advertisement shall state that any contract for the sale or lease of said property shall, be subject to the approval of Council and that all persons making a proposal shall submit a statement detailing their intended use of the building and the property. Proposals received by the Administration shall be opened upon receipt and. copies of all proposals shall be available to members of Council. It is the intent of this Council that all proposals received may be subject to further negotiation and evaluated based on the monetary consideration offered and the impact on the existing character of the neighborhood and the property disposed of in the manner determined to be in the best interest of the City. Section 5. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote o.f two-thirds of all members elated to Council it shall take effect and be in force immedia, tely upon its ad~on and approval by the MaYor. . . . ..~ / /// ' · f / Pre~si~t - '- C 1 erk~/ ~7 May or