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AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY NO LONGER NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF SAME TO THE SOUTH BALDWIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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WHEREAS, the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce (“Chamber”) is a publicly supported, not-for-profit entity that serves a vital and important civic and public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber regularly receives public aid, financial assistance and other benefits from the City and from other public and private sources; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber has been a tenant in various buildings in the City of Foley for the past several years, but it is detrimental to the operations and functions of the Chamber to continue to move locations, or to be moved, as a tenant; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber is currently being required to vacate its currently leased space as part of a sale of property by the Utilities Board of the City of Foley; and
WHEREAS, the sale of the property by the Utilities Board of the City of Foley is beneficial to the City;
WHEREAS, the Chamber would benefit from owning its own property and professional office building rather than renting office space; and
WHEREAS, the City of Foley would benefit from the Chamber retaining its professional office in the City of Foley as opposed to locating outside the City of Foley; and
WHEREAS, the City owns certain real property that is no longer needed for municipal purposes and which will adequately meet the needs of the Chamber as its professional office space; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to convey certain real property to the Chamber on certain terms, restrictions, and conditions which the Chamber desires to agree to as a condition of receiving the property;
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Foley as follows:
1. That the City Council hereby finds and declares that the following property is no longer needed for municipal purposes, and that it is in the best interests of the City of Foley to donate the ...
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