HomeMy WebLinkAbout24057 RESOLUTION NO. 24057
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE
DONATION OF 40 ACRES OF VACANT REAL PROPERTY
FROM AENEAS VALLEY RANCH, LLC, A WASHINGTON
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR THE PROPERTY
IDENTIFIED BY ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER (APN)
635-060-011.
WHEREAS, Aeneas Valley Ranch, LLC, a Washington limited liability company,
(the "Owner"), desires to donate real property consisting of 40 acres of vacant land
located in the City of Palm Springs, identified by Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 635-
060-011, (the "Property"), to the City of Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, the Owner has provided to the City a fair market appraisal of the
valuation of the Property, identifying a fair market value of $200,000 for the Property,
and the Owner has agreed to donate the Property as a gift to the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 37354, the City
Council may acquire real property by gift, bequest or devise made to or for the City, or
to or for any of its officers in their official capacity or in trust for any public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Springs desires to accept the
Property, with a stated fair market value of $200,000, as part of a remediation project
funded in part by the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, and to accept the
Property at such time as the City secures 100% of all costs for the remediation project
from grant funding or third party resources.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The above recitals are all true and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Palm Springs, in accordance with
California Government Code Section 37354, hereby accepts the offer of donation from
Aeneas Valley Ranch, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, of real property
consisting of 40 acres of vacant land located in the City of Palm Springs, identified by
Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 635-060-011, subject to the City securing 100% of all
costs for the remediation project from grant funding awarded by the Coachella Valley
Mountains Conservancy, or through third party resources committed to complete the
remediation project.
SECTION 3: The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into any
agreements necessary to acquire the donated real property, and to approve payments
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of associated escrow and title fees associated with the real property acquisition by
donation from Aeneas Valley Ranch, LLC, a Washington limited liability company.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk is hereby authorized to prepare and execute a
Certificate of Acceptance on behalf of the City Council to be attached to and recorded
with any Grant Deed or Quitclaim Deed associated with the real property acquisition by
donation from Aeneas Valley Ranch, LLC, a Washington limited liability company.
SECTION 5: The City Council of the City of Palm Springs hereby acknowledges
that the City has accepted the donation of real property from Aeneas Valley Ranch,
LLC, a Washington limited liability company, with a stated fair market value of$200,000.
ADOPTED THIS 6T" DAY OF JULY, 2016.
David H. Ready, City Mary�g
ATTEST:
mes Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24057 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 61h day of July, 2016, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Kors, Councilmember Roberts,
Mayor Pro Tern Mills, and Mayor Moon.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
mes Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California