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'OM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL
NO. 003-`.A
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WHATCOIN COUNTY
COUNCIL �
SUBJECT.•
Resolution Authorizing Prosecuting Attorney to Petition Superior Court to
Authorize Transfer of Public -Owned Property for Privately -Owned Property.
ATTACHMENTS:
- Resolution
Public Hearing Needed? Yes No / f
SUMMARY STATEMENT.•
Resolution authorizes Prosecuting Attorney to petition Superior Court for decree to
accomplish transfer or exchange of a 6.9 acre parcel of County -owned property for
a property of equal size and value privately owned by :Trillium Corporation. Said
County - owned property was previously deeded to County by Trillium to be used as
site of juvenile detention facility and is no longer needed for that purpose.
RECOMMENDED ACTION.•
Approval by the County Council.
COMMITTEE ACTION (including dates):
COUNCIL ACTION (including dates):
3/27/90 Passed
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Related File Numbers. Ordinance or Resolution Number.
INTRODUCED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Executive
DATE: 3/27/90
RESOLUTION NO. 90 -26
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE TO SEEK A PETITION IN SUPERIOR COURT TO
AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF PUBLIC -OWNED PROPERTY FOR
PRIVATE -OWNED PROPERTY OF EQUAL VALUE.
WHEREAS, Whatcom County presently owns a parcel of land in the Cordata
Business Park, a tract of land situated in Block 71, Bakerview Addition in the
City of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, containing 6.9 acres, according
to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 7 of Plats, Auditor's No. 2559412, and
WHEREAS, this real property has never been utilizied by the County for
public purposes but remains public -owned property, and
WHEREAS, the Trillium Corporation conveyed said property to Whatcom County
for public use, and
WJHEREAS, now said property shall not be utilized by the public for the
purpose for which it was intended, and
WHEREAS, the best interest of the public would be to exchange or transfer
said County -owned property for a privately -owned property of equal size and
value, and
WHEREAS, the property owner has agreed to such an exchange and to deed
such a property to the County in exchange for the County -owned property. In
order to accomplish this, it requires a decree from the Superior Court.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
The Whatcom County Council hereby authorizes the Prosecutor's Office to
file a Petition in the Superior Court for Whatcom County to seek the transfer
or exchange of this county property for private property of equal value.
PASSED this 27th day of March . 1990.
ATTEST:
Ramona Reeves,
Clerk of the Council
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Randall J. Watts, Chief Civil
Deputy Prosecuting.Attorney
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
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nald G. sey
Chairperson