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Bluff Council approves $307,500 settlement, accepts quitclaim deed for Cooperative Cultural Center
Summary
The Bluff Town Council on June 2 approved a settlement with Utah Denebakea that conveys the town the Cooperative Cultural Center at 630 Black Locust Avenue and appropriates $307,500 to complete the transfer. The resolution, quitclaim deed acceptance and appropriation passed unanimously.
The Bluff Town Council voted June 2 to accept a settlement and mutual release with Utah Denebakea that transfers the nonprofit’s interest in the Cooperative Cultural Center at 630 Black Locust Avenue to the town, and to appropriate $307,500 to complete the transaction.
Unidentified Speaker (chair) recounted the partnership’s history, saying Utah Denebakea “came in and generously offered $307,500 to be able to join us in purchasing and acquiring the building,” and described the 2021 acquisition/redevelopment agreement that led to the current settlement. The chair noted the draft deed contains a minor address typo in one place (620 vs. 630) but said the legal description is correct.
Brandon Wansby moved to approve the resolution authorizing the settlement and mutual release and to authorize the mayor to sign; Jennifer Dobbin seconded. The motion passed with the council voting in favor. The council then voted to accept the quitclaim deed conveying Utah Denebakea’s interest in the property to the town and to appropriate $307,500 for the payment. Council members recorded their approval as unanimous.
Town staff said Utah Denebakea has already executed the deed and that, after signatures are exchanged and a closing is completed, the town will record the quitclaim deed in the San Juan County Recorder’s Office. The chair said he planned to meet the next morning at a bank to exchange the town’s check for the deed and to close out the joint bank account the town had held in partnership with Utah Denebakea, and that approximately $100,000 currently in that joint account will likely be transferred to the town’s general fund.
The settlement includes a mutual-release clause and a prohibition on disparaging comments between the parties, according to the draft circulated in the packet. Council members thanked Utah Denebakea and staff for the long-running partnership and noted the transfer will allow the town to pursue additional grants and redevelopment work for the cultural center.
The council’s action was procedural and final for the items on the agenda; staff said the town expects to record the deed and complete the closing the following day.
