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Hayden Council OKs $2.10 million purchase of two parcels from Kootenai County for Public Works site
Summary
Hayden City Council authorized the mayor to sign a purchase-and-sale agreement to buy two Kootenai County parcels totaling about 7.518 acres for a new Public Works facility for $2,098,993; council approved the authorization by roll-call vote.
Hayden City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize Mayor Alan Davis to sign a purchase-and-sale agreement with Kootenai County to acquire two parcels — a 4.318-acre parcel and a 3.2-acre parcel — for a new Public Works facility for $2,098,993.
The purchase was presented as an action item under unfinished business and follows prior council discussion. City staff told council drafts of the contract contained typographical references to right-of-way acquisition that have since been corrected. City officials also reported county representatives indicated willingness to coordinate timing of the acquisition so proceeds from the planned sale of the city’s Dakota Street property can be applied to the purchase.
Council considered a suggested motion in the meeting packet and then moved and seconded the authorization for the mayor to complete the sale. A roll-call vote recorded all four council members present as voting in favor.
The council’s authorization is an approval to complete the sale; the agreement also contemplates timing coordination with the city’s planned Dakota Street property sale, described in the meeting as a mechanism the county may accommodate. City staff described the arrangement as allowing flexibility so the city can proceed with acquisition while managing the budget timing associated with selling the Dakota Street site.
Council members asked procedural questions about the contract corrections and about the county’s willingness to work with the city on payment timing. No amendments to the sale price were proposed during the meeting.
The item will move to implementation steps in staff timelines; council did not set an alternate funding source during the meeting nor make any additional fiscal appropriations on the floor.
Questions from council and the city’s responses on contract wording and timing were included in the meeting record; city staff said corrected contract language had been posted to the packet prior to the vote.
