Committee member moves to pursue purchase of 390 Virginia Street; motion passes

A committee member moved to direct staff to seek legal counsel on purchasing 390 Virginia Street and to arrange environmental and commercial building inspections, and the motion passed on an audible vote.

The motion was made aloud during the meeting and called for staff to consult legal counsel about buying the property at 390 Virginia Street and to obtain a Phase I environmental assessment and a commercial building inspection before proceeding. Larry Tunick, recorded in the transcript as the member making the motion, framed it as a procedural step to allow staff to begin due diligence.

The motion was seconded and put to the members for responses. The transcript records roll-call-style replies: Marjorie Austin — yes; Larry Tunick — yes; Alana Courtney — no; Sandy Sturgill — yes; Mary Hansen — yes. Based on the recorded responses, the motion was approved. The transcript includes short affirmative or negative responses rather than formal roll-call ballots; several audible “yes” responses are not individually identified in the text.

After the purchase motion concluded, a separate motion to adjourn was offered and seconded (Mary Hansen is named as the second in the transcript). The meeting ended following apparent unanimous or near-unanimous assent recorded as audible affirmations.

The transcript includes some garbled wording in the motion text around the vendor/firm name for the inspection work; the clear, recorded directives were to seek legal counsel regarding the purchase and to pursue both a Phase I environmental inspection and a commercial building inspection. The transcript does not specify estimated costs, a timetable for inspections, or which legal counsel or inspection firm would be retained.

Next steps indicated by the meeting record are for staff to pursue the counsel and inspections specified in the motion. No further details about funding sources, contracts, or closing deadlines were recorded in the transcript.