Title
Approval of the Disposition of City-Owned Property Located at 815 SE 7th Avenue
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Move to declare the City-owned property located at 815 SE 7th Avenue, Olympia as surplus, and authorize staff to move forward with the sale of the property.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Finance Committee recommendation to declare the City-owned property located at 815 SE 7th Avenue, Olympia as surplus, and authorize staff to move forward with the sale of the property.
Report
Issue:
Whether to declare the City-owned property located at 815 SE 7th Avenue, Olympia as surplus and authorize its sale.
Staff Contact:
Jay Burney, Assistant City Manager, Executive Department, 360.753.8740
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item
Background and Analysis:
The City currently owns a piece of property located at 815 SE 7th Avenue (see attached map). The property is vacant with no buildings or structures, and staff has no identified or intended uses for the property. Staff is proposing that Council declare this property as surplus and to authorize its sale. Staff provided this recommendation to the Finance Committee at its June 8, 2016 meeting, which they supported.
City staff followed the process set forth in the Council-approved Procedures for the Evaluation of City Real Property for Reuse and Disposal. Staff noticed the property as available for a 30-day period from October 1-October 31, 2016 and asked interested parties to submit an Excess property Proposed Use Form. Staff received (2) two submittals from Mr. Robert Knudson and Mr. Michael Healy, which are attached.
Mr. Knudson's proposal is to combine the property with his existing Casa Mia property and redevelop it as a mixed-use multi-story building with ground floor retail and parking, a new Casa Mia restaurant, and market rate apartments.
Mr. Healy's proposal is to combine properties he already owns, along with this property and construct a drive-up...
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