1985/11/27 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• • , 460 [ November 27,1985 This strip of property had been considered by Council in early 1985, however a miaunderstanding of.e eventual access and development of the•IIWright•tract resulted in rejection of the option to purchase the County parcel. The two prop.ty owners involved in this property issue are the Wrights,Ruth and Bob and Frank Stipek, the developer of Silverwood. • Gary Wight, Wight 6 Hardt, Inc, land use consultants 2722 Colby .• Avenue,who represents the Stip.PrePert,review..e4 Preeeee.8 how this misunderstanding arose and•stated that his client does not want to see the City acquire this ProPertY. ,t-ie their olvieien that there are adequate access routes available without using leth • Avenue SE as•an ingress and egress route by waY of Beth Street access. He stated that he had never stated that the Wrights agreed ,• to earlier plans which did not use the 99th Street access. Darrell T.Bastran,330 First Interstate Building,3405 188th St SW, Lynnwood,who is the attorney representing the Wrights, stated that there is some question as to opinion that this property it surplus property and not County right-of-way. Bruce Jones,City Attorney,stated that if it is an easement as Mr. Bastran stated, then the City would already own it due to annexation. It is•up to the City Council to decide whether or not they want to acquire this property through the first right-of-refusal which is offered by Snohomish County. If the • property is to be acrinired,the CitY will PaY the CountY 84,000 fer the property. If the property is not be acquired by the City, then the County will put the property up for public auction. 4,, Bob Wright,prope-ty owner,stated that the 99th Street access has .II and is-being used for access their property. To develoP the property to its potential, the 995h street development would be IM0•4 necessary. Bruce Sell, attorney for Stipek, stated that it was rhe responsibility of the City to review the acquisition of the property 4.• as to how it would benefit the City and what the affect would be on m.. the neighborhood. • . ,• Roll was called with Councilmen Gipson and Michelson voting ye.aed Councilmen Pope,Borrow,Langus,Overstreet and Stephenson voting no• -• Motion defeated. i- B. 4 SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE RESOLUTION WHEREAS,City Council finds that Chapter 39.34 RCW authorizes municipalities to enter into an interlocal agreement with the•State of Washington for the purchase.of goods and services;and • • • • • • . •