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The Conveyance of City-owned property - For the purpose of approving the conveyance of certain City-owned property to 113 CATHEDRAL STREET, LLC; 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 21-20
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 113 CATHEDRAL STREET, LLC; 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 580 square feet of property identified as Anne Arundel County Tax Map 51C, Block 18 as part of Parcel 439 in the Sixth Assessment District (“the Property”), as described in Exhibit A-1 and further depicted in Exhibit A-2, both attached hereto and incorporated herein; and
WHEREAS, the Property is 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; and
WHEREAS, the property has been appraised to determine the fair market value and 113 CATHEDRAL STREET, LLC wishes to purchase the Property and use the land for parking; and
WHEREAS, the City of Annapolis intends to authorize the Deed attached to this Ordinance and incorporated herein, by which the City shall convey its right, title, and interest in the Property to 113 CATHEDRAL STREET, LLC; and
WHEREAS, the conveyance of the Property shall be subject to 113 Cathedral, LLC 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, 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 113 CATHEDRAL STREET, LLC.
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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