74-85 Accept deed for 1/2 Nicholson House

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ORDINANCE NO. 74-85 BY: Gallagher, Graham, McBride, Salmon, Wendling AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor for and on behalf of the City of Lakewood to accept a deed from the Lakewood Historical Society, a non-profit corporation, transferring an undivided one-half interest in the property located at 13335 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio, now known as the Nicholson Homestead, to the City. WHEREAS, pursuant to ordinance 30-85 adopted on May 6, 1985, the City purchased jointly with the Lakewood Historical Society the property located at 13335 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio, known as the Nicholson Homestead, and WHEREAS, the Nicholson Homestead has been designated a historical landmark and it is the intention of the Lakewood Historical Society and the City to restore and preserve said Homestead for future community use, and WHEREAS, this Council determines that rather than joint ownership, the restoration and preserw~tion can more efficiently be effected by having the City own the Homestead outright and lease same to the Lakewood Historical Society who would in effect manage the propertyw and WHEREAS, this Council detemines that it is in the best interest of the City to accept from the Lakewood Historical Society its deed for an undivided one-half interest, and WHEREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of the public welfare and for the usual daily operation of a municipal department; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized to accept a deed from the Lakewood Historical Society, a non-profit corporation, transferring to the City of Lakewood an undivided one-half interest to the property located at 13335 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio, known as the Nicholson Homestead, said deed to be substantially in the form of Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof as if fully rewritten herein. Section 2. That the Director of Law is hereby authorized and directed to cause said quitclaim deed to be filed and recorded for record with the Recorder of Deeds and Records of Cuyahoga County. ~ Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal action's of this Council concerning and .relating to the passage of this ordinance 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 including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. Section 4. 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 of two- 1