HomeMy Public PortalAbout011-2007 resolution authorizing PURCHASEBOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
RESOLUTION NO. 11 -2007
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE
WHEREAS, The Board of Public Works and Safety ( "Board ") is the disposing
agent for real property owned and to be transferred or acquired by
the City of Richmond, Indiana ( "City ") pursuant to the provisions
of Indiana Code (IC) 36 -1 -11, et. Seq. (the "Act "); and
WHEREAS, The City of Richmond, Indiana, by and through its Parks
Department, has made an offer to purchase real estate located at 28
Waterfall Road, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, from
Ludwig's Spring Grove Greenhouses, Inc. Said real estate, the
legal description which is attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference as Exhibit "A ", is located within the city limits of
Spring Grove, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, On October 2, 2007, the Parks Department for the City of
Richmond, Indiana, authorized the Parks Board to purchase the
Ludwig's Spring Grove Greenhouses, Inc., located at 28 Waterfall
Road, Richmond, Indiana, for One Hundred Forty -One Thousand
Three Hundred Seventy -Five Dollars ($141,375.00), subject to a
Phase I Site Assessment that revealed no significant environmental
deficiencies or liabilities and also subject to an appraisal on the
real estate that meets or exceeds the purchase price of the real
estate; and
WHEREAS, The Seller, Ludwig Spring Grove Greenhouses, Inc., is anxious to
close on the sale of the real estate as soon as possible, with a
closing date presently scheduled for Monday, October 15, 2007;
and
WHEREAS, The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond is
the entity that must approve the purchase of real estate on behalf of
the City of Richmond; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND SAFETY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, that said Board approves the purchase of
the real estate located at 28 Waterfall Road, Richmond, Indiana, from Ludwig's Spring
Grove Greenhouses, Inc. for the total sum of $141,375.00, subject to the requirement of a
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment that reveals no significant environmental
deficiencies or liabilities on said real estate and also subject to an appraisal on said real
estate located at 28 Waterfall Road, Richmond, Indiana, for an appraisal that meets or
exceeds the purchase price of the real estate, and further subject to any other
requirements necessary for the conveyance of said property as determined and approved
by the Law Department of the City of Richmond.
NOW FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED BY the Board of Public Works and Safety of
Richmond, Indiana, that the Board President, Vicki Robinson, for and on behalf of the
City of Richmond, Indiana, acting through its Board of Public Works and Safety of
Richmond, Indiana, be authorized to sign any and all documents necessary or required to
effectuate the purchase of, and closing on, the real estate located at 28 Waterfall Road,
Richmond, Indiana from Ludwig's Spring Grove Greenhouses, Inc. to the City of
Richmond.
NOW FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of
Richmond, Indiana, that the City Attorney, Walter S. Chidester, or the Assistant City
Attorney, Kenyatta P. Cox, be authorized to take all other action necessary (including,
but not limited to, signing any and all documents) to effectuate the purchase of, and
closing on, the real estate located at 28 Waterfall Road, Richmond, Indiana from
Ludwig's Spring Grove Greenhouses, Inc.
THIS RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED THIS 11 DAY OF OCTOBER, 2007.
City of Richmond
Board of Public Works and Safety
S/S Vicki Robinson
Vicki Robinson, President
S/S Dian Lawson
Dian Lawson
S/S Mary Jo Flood
Mary Jo Flood