Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes a lease for farming purposes on approximately 22 acres of City owned land. The lessee will pay annual rent of $2,200, payable in two (2) equal installments due on or before June 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The lease may be renewed for a subsequent one (1) year term upon agreement of the parties. Rent during future renewal terms, if any, will be subject to agreement between the lessee and Office of Real Estate Services staff.
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a lease for farming purposes with Daniel J. Kaltenberg for approximately 22 acres of land located at 2004 Wheeler Road, which land was acquired in 2018 for the expansion of Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park. (18th A.D.)
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WHEREAS, in April 2018 the City acquired from Cherokee Property Development, LLC a tract of land described as Lot 2, Certified Survey Map No. 14762, located at 2004 Wheeler Road (the “Property”), for the expansion of the adjacent Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park; and
WHEREAS, such acquisition was authorized by Resolution No. RES-18-00089, ID No. 49975, adopted on January 16, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the City acquired the Property subject to a farm lease between the seller and Daniel J. Kaltenberg for calendar year 2018; and
WHEREAS, as the Property will not be formally designated as a conservation park until after 2019, Parks Division staff support the continued farming of the Property for the interim land management benefit of controlling invasive species and other undesirable vegetation; and
WHEREAS, the terms of a lease have been negotiated between Daniel J. Kaltenberg and the Office of Real Estate Services; and
WHEREAS, Parks Division staff have reviewed the lease terms and recommend entering into a lease with Daniel J. Kaltenberg, and the lease has been approved by the City Attorney’s Office and Risk Manager.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute a le...
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