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Council authorizes temporary ordinance publication to allow imminent economic‑development land sale
Summary
Council approved a motion to publish a temporary ordinance declaring a parcel surplus (owner number 2025‑15) so the city can enter a purchase‑and‑sale agreement with an economic‑development partner; charter rules require publication and a 30‑day waiting period for sales above $25,000.
City staff asked the City Council to authorize publishing a temporary ordinance so the city can enter a purchase‑and‑sale agreement for a parcel identified as owner number 2025‑15 and intended for an economic‑development project pending public announcement.
Staff said the city closed on the parcel and that the economic‑development partner’s public announcement remains pending. Under the city charter, property of value $25,000 or greater requires publication of a temporary ordinance and a 30‑day waiting period before the sale can be completed; staff said the charter provision is the reason for the requested procedural step.
"We are asking you to authorize this temporary ordinance so that we can enter into a purchase sale agreement sometime in the next month," staff said during the item. Council moved, seconded and approved the publication step by roll call.
The meeting record does not include the buyer’s name or sale price; staff said the buyer and project announcement are pending and that the temporary ordinance and subsequent 30‑day waiting period will allow the city to proceed with the purchase agreement and closing once notice requirements are met.
Council approved the procedural ordinance authorization and then adjourned the meeting.
