19-1029 Staff is requesting approval to continue negotiations to acquire certain undeveloped property located in the 1300 block of North Power Road (APN: 218-04-013B) of approximately 8.38 acres for the construction of the Northeast Public Safety Facility, and in order to avoid construction delays, authorization and direction to staff, that fee title, or other interests in and possession of this property be acquired by the City of Mesa through eminent domain, as a matter of public necessity.
(District 5) *5-c
What do you want to know about this?
- Northeast Public Safety Facility - what is it?
- Who's has "fee title" or "other interests" to these 8.38 acres now
- What's the title and ownership history
- How does the city justify PUBLIC NECESSITY?
8-Page Tentative Agenda: Mesa City Council Meeting Mon 23 Sept 2019
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More than 5 months ago there was this:
11 April 2019
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| Proposed site for "Mesa Plays' |
What's that about? A matter of "public necessity" or what?
Here's a clue in the opening image on a billboard at a toxic BLM piece of land deeded to the city for a buck, located at Red Mountain. It got flagged-out in 2018 by taxpayers.
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| Damon Allred / Image from https://twitter.com/bydamonallred |
04/03/2019 Damon Allred MesaCC Legend
Sports complex project persevering after Mesa Plays failure "Whether they pass or fail, not all bills are created equal. Despite a 2018 failure, the Mesa Plays bill continues to live and evolve from its original presentation.
The bill originally proposed the creation of 24 athletic fields, including 10 artificial turf fields, in one massive sports complex located on the corner of 80th St. and Adobe Road, just southeast of Red Mountain High School.
One of the major reasons the City of Mesa wants to build this new complex is to provide high-quality, well-lit fields available for youth usage. . . " [cont'd farther down]
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BLOGGER NOTE: Little did with know that some players or special interests were making-the-rounds apparently for months.
> A written offer was made to the property owner in November 2018 in the amount of $3,820,000 for 18.63 acres of vacant land.
> A counter offer was received from the property owner’s attorney in December 2018 in the amount of $5,700,000.
> A 20-day letter has been sent to the owner on March 6, 2019, by our outside legal counsel.
- Arizona Revised Statutes require that at least twenty (20) days before filing an action for condemnation the City must provide the property owner with a written purchase offer and an appraisal supporting the amount of the offer.
- This letter serves as notice that we are not in agreement with their counter offer and we will be proceeding with eminent domain.
Requesting approval for Staff to continue negotiations to acquire certain property located in the 2200 block of North Center Street for the construction of athletic fields, and in order to avoid construction delays, authorizing and directing Staff, that fee title, or other interests in, and possession of, certain property, be acquired by the City of Mesa through eminent domain, as a matter of public necessity. (District 1)
It is Resolution 5-g
File #19-0428
| On agenda: | 4/15/2019 |
| Title: | Requesting approval for Staff to continue negotiations to acquire certain property located in the 2200 block of North Center Street for the construction of athletic fields, and in order to avoid construction delays, authorizing and directing Staff, that fee title, or other interests in, and possession of, certain property, be acquired by the City of Mesa through eminent domain, as a matter of public necessity. (District 1) |
| Attachments: | 1. Council Report, 2. Resolution, 3. Vicinity Map, 4. Detail Map |
