2020-77 - Approve purchase of 12518 Clifton (Cove Church)

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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-77 BY: Referred to PWS 12/21/20 Bullock, Kepple, Litten, Neff , O'Malley, Rader, Shachner 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 Mayor and Director of Law to enter into a pur- chase agreement with Kathleen and Stephen Jouriles, owners of the property located at 12518 Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood, Ohio (PPN 312-28-010), and to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the purchase and sale according to the terms of that agreement. WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is in the best interests of the citizens to pur- chase the property at 12518 Clifton Blvd, and has come to terms with the property owner for its purchase and sale; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Revised Code, municipalities have the power of local self-government, and the power to enact laws that are for the health, safety, welfare; 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 reso- lution 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 necessary and in the best interest of the City to purchase this vacant property and immediately put it to use for the benefit of the citi- zens; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Mayor and Director of Law are hereby authorized to enter into an agree- ment with Kathleen and Stephen Jouriles, owners of the property located at 12518 Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood, Ohio (PPN 312-28-010), in substantial form as attached as Exhibit A, and to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the purchase and sale according to the terms of that agreement. 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 welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble