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Council adopts ordinance authorizing sale to Native Village for cultural/land project
Summary
Cordova council completed second reading and adopted Ordinance 1238 authorizing the city manager to enter a purchase‑and‑sale agreement with the Native Village for Lots 19–25, Block 6; public comment at the hearing expressed support for deed/lease terms that require development within 15 years.
The City Council on April 1 completed the second reading and adopted Ordinance 1238, authorizing the city manager to enter a purchase‑and‑sale agreement with the Native Village for Lots 19–25, Block 6 (original townsite).
The ordinance was read for second reading and placed for a roll‑call vote. Council members spoke in favor: one member called the proposed cultural center or related development "a great addition" that will benefit schools and the waterfront, and others noted prior discussion and packet review. The clerk recorded the roll call and the ordinance passed as read.
A public hearing before the meeting produced supportive comments: a speaker said the agreement’s requirement for eventual development within a 15‑year timeframe is preferable to prior deed‑of‑trust sales that left properties undeveloped.
What happens next: the city manager is authorized to complete the purchase‑and‑sale agreement consistent with the ordinance; staff will carry out contract steps and return any substantive amendments to council as required.
The ordinance vote and the public hearing were recorded in the council packet and the meeting minutes.
