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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/06/2013 11 Appraisal Services Agreement for Property Adjacent to Yakima Air Terminalp tM BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No.// For Meeting of: 8/6/2013 ITEM TITLE: Resolution authorizing professional service contracts for specialized professional appraisal services associated with the City's negotiations to acquire certain real property adjacent to the Yakima Air Terminal. SUBMITTED BY: Jeff Cutter, City Attorney SUMMARY EXPLANATION: The City is engaged in negotiations to attempt to resolve certain litigated issues concerning the real property located adjacent to the Yakima Air Terminal, previously known as the Noland DeCoto property, as well as to provide additional revenue potential to the Air Terminal from rental resources. One of the potential resolutions includes the City's acquisition of the Noland DeCoto land, exclusive of the buildings located thereon. The potential property purchase may include the use of federal funding obtained through the FAA. The FAA requires that property subject to purchase using federal funding must be appraised in accord with stringent federal guidelines. The City previously contracted with Faith Roland of Roland Resources, Inc, to provide expert consulting services that will assist the City with meeting the strict federal requirements concerning FAA land acquisitions. Ms. Roland has recommended that the City contract with two appraisers to provide the professional appraisal necessary to satisfy federal requirements. She recommended that the Primary Appraiser be Murray Brackett, and that the required Review Appraiser be from the Greer Allen appraisal firm. Since time is of the essence to engage the professional appraisers in order to meet the time lines the City has been given by the owners of the property at issue, the City Manager is seeking the Council's authority to enter into contracts with the appraisers recommended by Ms. Roland to obtain the appraisal of the Noland DeCoto property in a format acceptable and in accord with the FAA requirements. The City is advised that the primary appraisal contract should not exceed $30,000, and the review appraisal should not exceed $2,000. Therefore, the City Manager is seeking authorization of the Council to continue the work begun by Ms. Roland in accord with the Council's prior approval of the work scope concerning the negotiation of the Noland DeCoto property and to contract for the expert appraisal services necessary to qualify for federal funding of the property purchase within the contract limits set forth in the attached resolution. Resolution: X Ordinance: Other (Specify): Contract: Start Date: Item Budgeted: No Funding Source/Fiscal Impact: Strategic Priority: Insurance Required? No Mail to: Phone: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution. ATTACHMENTS: Contract Term: End Date: Amount: Airport Capital Fund 422. Improve the Built Environment City Manager Name: Description: 0 Resolution-YAT- Noland DeCoto Appraisal-7-2013.doc Resolution-YAT-Noland DeCoto Appraisal-7-2013 RESOLUTION NO. R -2013- A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute professional service contracts for specialized professional appraisal services associated with the City's negotiations to acquire certain real property adjacent to the Yakima Air Terminal. WHEREAS, the City of Yakima has been engaged in litigation concerning certain real property located immediately adjacent to the Yakima Air Terminal, known as the Noland DeCoto property; and WHEREAS, the City has previously contracted with Roland Resources, Inc. for professional consulting services associated with assisting the City to identify and satisfy Federal Aviation Administration requirements for real property acquisition for aviation purposes when federal funding may be utilized to accomplish the acquisition; and WHEREAS, one element of the consulting agreement with Roland included the City obtaining a specialized professional appraisal of the Noland DeCoto property to meet specific FAA funding requirements; and WHEREAS, Roland has advised the City that Murray Brackett has the professional experience and expertise to provide the specialized appraisal required by the FAA for this property acquisition opportunity and that his services as the Primary Appraiser should be available to the City in a contract amount that should not exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000); and WHEREAS, Roland has further advised that in addition to the services Mr. Brackett can provide on behalf of the City as the Primary Appraiser, the City will also need to obtain the services of an Independent Review Appraiser to provide a review and approval of the primary appraisal in order to meet federal funding requirements; and WHEREAS, Roland advises that the required Independent Appraisal Review can be provided by another experienced professional appraiser she will recommend who has the necessary FAA experience to meet federal review requirements, and that the appraisal review should be available at a cost not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000); and WHEREAS, the City Council finds it to be in the best interests of the City to pursue the opportunity to acquire certain real property located adjacent to the Yakima Air Terminal in order to better serve the Yakima Air Terminal purposes as well as to work toward a negotiated settlement of ongoing litigation concerning the Air Terminal and to obtain the professional expertise of appraisers qualified to meet the requirements of the FAA pertaining to federally funded land acquisition; Now, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute contracts for the professional services of a Primary Appraiser in an amount not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) and the services of a Review Appraiser, in an amount not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000), to provide the professional appraisal services required by the FAA 1 for a federally funded land acquisition opportunity concerning the Noland DeCoto property located adjacent to the Yakima Air Terminal. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 6th day of August, 2013. ATTEST: City Clerk 2 Micah Cawley, Mayor