HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 029-2006RESOLUTION NO. 29-2006
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
APPROVING NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND THE PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE BURLINGAME ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT GRANT DEED FOR PROPERTY TO CONSTRUCT NEW
POTABLE WATER PUMP STATION
PROPERTY: A PORTION OF 2385 TROUSDALE DRIVE, BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, the City is undertaking a city-wide improvement program for the City's
potable water system, including improved and more reliable water delivery to the hillside areas of
the northern portion of the City; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide such a system, the City must construct a new pump station
in the Trousdale Drive area; and the property is currently unoccupied; and
WHEREAS, the City currently owns a portion of the property at 2385 Trousdale Drive and
has a pump station on that site; and
WHEREAS, with some additional land, the new pump station can be located adjacent to the
old pump station, saving expenses involved in locating the pump station at a new site, and the old
pump station can continue to operate while the construction is underway; and
WHEREAS, the City has obtained an independent appraisal delineating the value range for
the property; and
WHEREAS, the Burlingame Elementary School District is willing to sell this portion of the
property to the City at a fair price as outlined by the appraisal; and
WHEREAS, the City has also prepared a negative declaration pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act that describes the acquisition, possible alternatives for improvements,
and possible adverse environmental impacts; and
WHEREAS, the negative declaration concludes that no significant environmental impacts
will occur from either acquisition or improvement of the property as a pump station; and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2006, at a public meeting, the Burlingame Planning Commission
determined that the proposed acquisition and pump station were consistent with the Burlingame
General Plan; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the purchase price is reasonable in light of the appraisal; and
WHEREAS, the negative declaration has been prepared, noticed, and reviewed in
conformance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and the CEQA
Guidelines, and the Council has considered the negative declaration before adopting this resolution;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed acquisition of the property and use as a pump station would be
consistent with the Burlingame General Plan, and there is no reasonable possibility that the
acquisition or the construction will create any significant adverse environmental effects;
WHEREAS, this acquisition by the City is in the public interest,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AND ORDERED:
1. The negative declaration is approved.
2. The Purchase and Sale Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A is approved.
3. The City Manager is authorized and directed to execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement
by and on behalf of the City of Burlingame, and the Clerk is directed to attest to the signature of the
City Manager.
4. The City Manager is further authorized and directed to execute an acceptance by the City
of a standard form Grant Deed and such other documents necessary in connection with the Purchase
and Sale Agreement, and the Clerk is directed to attest too the signature of the City Manager.
MAYOR
I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk ofthe City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 1st day of
May , 2006, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, COHEN, KEIGHRAN, NAGEL, o'MAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
MY CLERK
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