Title
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Grant a Perpetual Restrictive Use Easement to the United States of America Over the Entirety of a Parcel of Real Property Located Near Langley Air Force Base (LAFB) Containing 23.96± Acres and Designated 2941 N. Armistead Avenue (LRSN 6000794) Adjacent to Langley Air Force Base (LAFB) as Part of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program in Order to Limit Incompatible Encroachment Near LAFB
Purpose
Purpose/Background:
***UPDATE FOR August 9, 2017 MEETING - The attached perpetual restrictive use easement (Easement) represents the final terms approved by the Air Force and City staff. Since this item was initially advertised for a public hearing, the City acquired 2941 N. Armistead Avenue (the Property) on July 14, 2017 as part of the Cooperative Agreement process described below. If the resolution is approved by City Council, the City will grant the Easement over the Property to the United States of America, acting by and through the Secretary of the Air Force, and will be reimbursed by the federal government for approximately one-half the purchase price the City paid for the Property ($170,000). The Easement allows the Air Force to limit any development or use of the property which would be incompatible with the mission of Langley Air Force Base while the City retains fee simple ownership of the Property. If Langley Air Force Base is ever closed, the Easement will automatically terminate.
***UPDATE FOR JULY 12, 2017, MEETING - On Friday, July 7th, City staff was notified that the final easement language is still under review by the Air Force's Office of General Counsel. As such, staff is requesting deferral of this item until the August 9, 2017, City Council meeting.
In July 2015, the City entered into a Cooperative Agreement with the United States of America under the auspices of the Department of Defense (DoD) Readiness and Environmental Protection I...
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