Resolutions-2008- 08

14-- U i r CITY -OF TIFFIN RESOLUTION NO. 2008- 08 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY INFORMALLY KNOWN AS THE COUNTY SHED PROPERTY FROM . -JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN OFFER TO BUY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TIFFIN. N WHEREAS, the City of 'Tiffin, Iowa, desires to acquire certain land, locally known as: " The County Shed Property" located between the main trackage of the Iowa Intrastate Railroad and Railroad Street, Tiffin, Johnson County, Iowa, and further described as follows: That property located in Tiffin, Iowa, that is informally' known as the " county shed property," and contains approximately ' 1. 377 acres, more ,or less, and is bounded on the north side by, Railroad Street and on the south side by the trackage -of the Iowa Interstate Railroad, ' subject to easements and restrictions with the exact- legal description to' be approved by the attorney for the buyer. AND °WHEREAS, Johnson County, Iowa, is the titleholder of the above- described property and desires to sell it to the City of Tiffin; AND WHEREAS, the City desires to approve the puirchase of said property and to authorize the Mayor to enter into an Offer,to Buy and to direct the City Clerk to attest the Offer. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF TIFFIN, -IOWA, that the Council approves of the purchase of the. property referred to as " The County Shed, Property" on Railroad Street, Tiffin, Iowa; and further that the Mayor is authorized to execute the Offer to Buy, a copy of which is attached hereto and marked Exhibit " A" and that the. City Clerk shall attest to the execution of the Offer after which the Offer shall be presented to the Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa. r ON THE 14th day of May 2008, at a regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council, Tiffin,,, Iowa, Councilperson mike Gericke introduced a RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY INFORMALLY KNOWN AS THE, COUNTY SHED PROPERTY FROM JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE 4 S:\ Clients\ CitiesMffin\ RE Purchase County Shed\ RESO AUfH PURCHASE. doc N