RESOLUTION NO. ______, SERIES 2015
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A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THREE (3) PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1300 AND 1306 BARDSTOWN ROAD AND OWNED BY LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT ("METRO GOVERNMENT") AS SURPLUS AND NOT NEEDED FOR A GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING ITS TRANSFER.
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SPONSORED BY: Councilman Tom Owen
WHEREAS, according to KRS Chapter 67C 101, Metro Government may sell any real property belonging to Metro Government; and
WHEREAS, Section 1(A) of Executive Order No. 2, Series 2011 of the Mayor, which adopts Section 2(C) of Executive Order No. 3, Series 2007, provides that Metro Government may sell and convey surplus real estate upon declaration by the Legislative Council of Metro Government ("the Council") that such property is no longer needed for the governmental purposes of Metro Government; and
WHEREAS, Metro Government has set aside funds to relocate MetroSafe equipment located in 1306 Bardstown Road to an equipment compound behind the existing building, and once this equipment is relocated, Metro Government will have no need to retain ownership of the properties at issue in this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, Metro Government recognizes that these properties have value in that they are located along the Bardstown Road commercial corridor in the Tyler Park neighborhood, and could be restored to a productive use that would generate tax revenue for the community; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Economic Development has declared and certified to the Council that the real property which is the subject of this Resolution is surplus to the needs of Metro Government,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
Section I: The Council hereby declares the real property described in Exhibit A hereto as "SURPLUS" and determines that it is not needed to carry out the governmental functions of Metro Government.
Section II: The Mayor is hereby authorized to transfer the prope...
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