Staff Report to North Ogden City Council

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1 Staff Report to North Ogden City Council SYNOPSIS / APPLICATION INFORMATION Application Request: Consideration and action on a proposal to purchase city owned property and construct utility equipment located at 400 East 2900 North Agenda Date: August 25, 2015 Applicant: Questar Gas Company File Number: CPP PROPERTY INFORMATION Address: 400 East 2900 North Project Area:.18 Acres Zoning: Single Family Residential R-1-8(AG) Existing Land Use: Vacant Proposed Land Use: Public Utility Parcel ID: ADJACENT LAND USE North: Residential East: Residential South: Residential West: Residential STAFF INFORMATION Brian Smith bsmith@nogden.org APPLICABLE ORDINANCES North Ogden Ordinance (Disposal of City Property) BACKGROUND Questar Gas Company is proposing to purchase property owned by the City located at approximately 400 East 2900 North for the purpose of constructing a public utility station. The property is currently zoned Single Family Residential (R-1-8 AG). The city acquired the property in 2006 for the purpose of drilling a water well; however the well is not functional. The applicant is proposing to purchase the property from the city. The applicant, after receiving approval to consider selling the property will proceed with the acquisition process. During this process the applicant will order a title report, appraisal for valuation for the site, and provide a written offer to purchase the property. Questar gas will be improving the utility service for the residents and businesses in the area. If the property is purchased, the site will go through a conditional use permit review.

2 Questar Purchase Page 2 ORDINANCE COMPLIANCE DISPOSAL OF CITY PROPERTY A. Petition: Department heads shall petition the city administrator and mayor to declare property surplus, obsolete or unusable. B. Advertise: Any property thus classified with resale value shall be advertised for sale by the city recorder. C. No Resale Value: Property not deemed to have any resale value shall be disposed of by the department head in the manner deemed to be in the best interest of the public and approved by the city administrator. D. List; Bid Refusal: The department head shall provide the finance director with a list of all such property disposed of so that it may be removed from the list of city assets. The city may refuse any or all bids on items offered for sale. E. Alternative Disposition: In accordance with the terms of Utah Code Annotated section , the city may make a finding that a use or disposition of certain city property provides for the safety, health, prosperity, moral well being, peace, order, comfort or convenience of the inhabitants of the city, in which case the city council may authorize the purchase, receipt, holding, selling, leasing, conveying and other disposition of real and personal property for the benefit of the city, whether the property is within or without the city's corporate boundaries and under the terms of such a finding is not obligated to sell such property at bid but may improve, protect, and do any other thing in relation to this property that an individual could do. CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATIONS Does the City Council want to entertain selling this property? STAFF RECOMMENDATION If the City Council determines that this property should be sold; then staff will process the appropriate advertisement and receive offers for purchase. These offers will be brought back for City Council final approval. EXHIBITS A. Request B. Survey Map

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4 DATE: August 18, 2015 TO: ATTN: FROM: SUBJECT: North Ogden City Council Robert Scott, City Planner Angela Gowans, HDR Real Estate Services Questar North Ogden Regulator Station Purchase of property at approximately: 400 East 2900 North, North Ogden HDR, representing Questar Gas Company, hereby proposes to purchase property located at approximately 400 East 2900 North in North Ogden (a portion of Weber County parcel no ) for purposes of constructing a natural gas regulator station to improve gas utility service in the area. The proposed site is owned by North Ogden City. Questar improvements to be made at the site will comply with City requirements including, but not limited to: landscaping, setbacks, fencing and accesses as required by Ordinance for a public utility substation. Please review the attached site plan and provide approval to Questar, and its contracted agents, to proceed with the acquisition process. Upon approval, Questar, or its agent, will order a title report and an appraisal valuation of the site to establish market value, provide a written offer to purchase, and obtain necessary permits for construction. Per our discussions and your review of the attached submittal, we anticipate that this request will be included on the Agenda for the City Council meeting on September 8, 2015 for further review and approval. Please give me a call at your convenience to confirm that this item is on the agenda. Thank you very much for your consideration. Should you have questions, or need additional information, please contact me at , Angela.Gowans@hdrinc.com, or Brent Arnold at , Brent.Arnold@hdrinc.com. hdrinc.com 3949 South 700 East, Suite 500 T F

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