9088-19 - Donation of Items from Cove Church

Home Browse Search

Anderson, Bullock, George, Litten, RESOLUTION NO. 9088 -19 BY: O'Leary, O'Malley, Rader A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the donation of various items that remain at Cove Church to Lakewood organizations including the Lakewood Historical Society, LakewoodAlive, Barton Center, The Beck Center, Dr. Christine Johnson - Anglican Church, Habitat for Humanity. WHEREAS, Lakewood recently purchased and took possession of Cove Church; and WHEREAS, various items were left behind which have no value to the City or need for reuse; and WHEREAS, in the interest of efficiency, it is more economical to donate these items to various local non - profit organizations who can put them to valuable use than to list them in an on -line auction; and WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that it is in the best interest of the City to remove these items from the property as soon as practical; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Mayor or designee is authorized to donate various items that remain at Cove Church to Lakewood organizations including the Lakewood Historical Society, LakewoodAlive, Barton Center, Lakewood Community Service Center, The Beck Center, and Dr. Christine Johnson - Anglican Church. A detailed list of items and the recipients is attached as Exhibit "A." Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 3. This resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and