Council Communication

Title:	Consideration of a recommendation from the Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission to purchase property for Open Space/Park Land
Dept:	Administration
Date:	August 6, 2002
Submitted By:	Greg Scoles, City Administrator
Reviewed By: ........................	Paul Nolte, City Attorney

Synopsis:	The Parks & Recreation Commission has recommended that the city council approve the purchase of approximately 2.1 acres of property located on the south side of Nevada Street adjacent to Ashland Creek.
Recommendation:	Staff recommends the council approve the request and authorize the city administrator to execute all required documents to execute the purchase.
Fiscal Impact:	The purchase price of the property is $162,500, and there are sufficient funds available in the Capital Improvement Fund to finance this purchase.
Background:	The Parks & Recreation Commission has negotiated a purchase price for the property located south of Nevada Street. The property includes one parcel that is entirely in the Ashland Creek floodplain (Parcel 3), and one developable parcel (Parcel 2) which will be sold to help finance the acquisition of this important open space parcel. [According to Article XIX of the City Charter, "Both the Ashland Park Commission and the City Council must agree upon land or easements to be acquired for open space park purposes."]

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