To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Notice of Intention to Purchase Real Property at 1017 Fourth Street, 1023 & 1025 Fourth Street, and 1031, 1035, & 1039 Fourth Street, Eureka
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the Notice of Intention to Purchase Real Property (Notice) in accordance with Government Code section 25350;
2. Authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the Notice;
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return the Notice to Public Works;
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the Notice once a week for three (3) successive weeks pursuant to Government Code section 6063;
5. Direct Public Works to post the Notice in accordance with Government code section 25350; and
6. Authorize the Director of Public Works to initial, sign, and date where applicable the Property Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions, Addendum No. 1A and 1B, and Possible Representation of more than one buyer or seller - disclosure and consent.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100)
DISCUSSION:
On January 19, 2016, your Board approved the first stage in a comprehensive finance package to move the county in the direction of having campuses where like functions are grouped together for better public services.
The Public Defender building located at 1001 4th Street, Eureka is a key component in the finance package, campus concept. The properties next door to the Public Defender building, 1017 4th Street, 1023 & 1025 4th Street, and 1031, 1035, & 1039 4th Street, Eureka, are for sale (Exhibit A - Site Plan). Should the county purchase these real properties, it would provide significant benefits to the campus complex concept. The optimal long-term use of this property will be evaluated as part of the county's facilities master plan. Currently, the anticipated use of the property, if acquired, is to develop a parking area that would off-set the parking capacit...
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