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City °JArts &Innovation <br />City Council Memorandum <br />IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: AUGUST 2, 2022 <br />FROM: COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WARD: 5 <br />DEPARTMENT <br />SUBJECT: DECLARE THE VACANT CITY -OWNED LAND AT THE CORNER OF VAN <br />BUREN BOULEVARD AND ANDREW STREET EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND AND <br />APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH SUNEET SIDHU <br />FOR THE SALE OF APPROXIMATELY 4,436 SQUARE FEET FOR THE SALE <br />PRICE OF $30,000 <br />ISSUE: <br />Declare the vacant City -owned land located at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and <br />Andrew Street, identified as assessor's parcel number 233-061-005, as exempt surplus land, and <br />approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Suneet Sidhu for the sale price of $30,000. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the City Council: <br />1. Declare the vacant City -owned land located at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard <br />and Andrew Street, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 233-061-005, as exempt <br />surplus land based on the written findings contained in this staff report; <br />2. Approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement (Attachment 1) with Suneet Sidhu for the sale <br />of approximately 4,436 square feet of vacant City -owned land for the sale price of $30,000; <br />and <br />3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement, <br />including making minor and non -substantive changes and signing all documents and <br />instruments necessary to complete this transaction. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On June 9, 1998, City Council approved the widening of Van Buren Boulevard, between Indiana <br />Avenue and Magnolia Avenue, to five lanes to address traffic congestion and continued rapid <br />growth. The project realigned Andrew Street between McKenzie Street and Van Buren Boulevard. <br />The new alignment of Andrew Street resulted in a surplus right-of-way of approximately 4,436 <br />