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The Conveyance of City-owned property - For the purpose of approving the conveyance of certain City-owned property to Kathleen L. Woelfel, Carol L. Thames and Sandra M. Woelfel, Co-Trustees of the Survivor’s Trust created under the Woelfel Living Trust; expressly authorizing said conveyance to be made at private sale and not at public auction; expressly finding that the City-owned land to be conveyed is not needed for public use; and generally relating to said conveyance.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 22-20
Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Referred to
Economic Matters Committee
Environmental Matters Committee
AN ORDINANCE concerning
The Conveyance of City-owned property
FOR the purpose of approving the conveyance of certain City-owned property to Kathleen L. Woelfel, Carol L. Thames and Sandra M. Woelfel, Co-Trustees of the Survivor’s Trust created under the Woelfel Living Trust; expressly authorizing said conveyance to be made at private sale and not at public auction; expressly finding that the City-owned land to be conveyed is not needed for public use; and generally relating to said conveyance.
WHEREAS, the City of Annapolis is the fee simple owner of 59.3 square feet of the property identified as Anne Arundel County Tax Map 51C, Block 18 as part of Parcel 439 in the Sixth Assessment District (the “Property”), as further depicted on Exhibit A-2, which it intends to convey to Kathleen L. Woelfel, Carol L. Thames and Sandra M. Woelfel, Co-Trustees of the Survivor’s Trust created under the Woelfel Living Trust and which Property is further described in Exhibit A-1 and further depicted in Exhibit A-2, both attached hereto and incorporated herein; and
WHEREAS, the Property is a portion of the same land described in a Deed from Annapolis Urban Renewal Authority to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Annapolis, dated November 15, 1978 and recorded among the Land Records of Anne Arundel County, Maryland in Liber 3150, Folio 786.
WHEREAS, the property has been appraised to determine the fair market value and Kathleen L. Woelfel, Carol L. Thames and Sandra M. Woelfel, Co-Trustees of the Survivor’s Trust created under the Woelfel Living Trust wish to use the land for parking; and
WHEREAS, the conveyance of the Property shall be subject to Kathleen L. Woelfel, Carol L. Thames and Sandra M. Woelfel, Co-Trustees of the Survivor’s Trust created under the Woelfel Living Trust constructing, and perpetually maintaining and repairing, a stormwater management system or other green infrastructure project (such as rain gardens, permeable pavers, or tree planting) on the Property, subject to Deputy City Manager for Resilience and Sustainability approval, which duties and responsibilities shall run with title to the Property; and
WHEREAS, by authorizing the Deed attached to this Ordinance and incorporated herein, the City of Annapolis shall convey its right, title, and interest in to Kathleen L. Woelfel, Carol L. Thames and Sandra M. Woelfel, Co-Trustees of the Survivor’s Trust created under the Woelfel Living Trust; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Annapolis to make this conveyance by private sale and not by public auction; and
WHEREAS, Article III, Section 7 of the Annapolis City Charter requires the passage of an ordinance before the City of Annapolis may dispose of any property no longer needed for public use.
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that it hereby approves and authorizes the conveyance, by deed, of the City’s right, title, and interest in the Property, as described in Exhibits A-1 and A-2, to Kathleen L. Woelfel, Carol L. Thames and Sandra M. Woelfel, Co-Trustees of the Survivor’s Trust created under the Woelfel Living Trust.
SECTION II: AND BE IT FURTHER ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that it hereby expressly finds that the City-owned land to be conveyed is not needed for public use.
SECTION III: AND BE IT FURTHER ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that, it hereby authorizes and approves the sale and conveyance of all of its rights, title and interest in and to said land, by private sale and not by public auction.
SECTION IV: AND BE IT FURTHER ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that this Ordinance shall take effect from the date of its passage.
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