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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/24/2015 - Regular1 Vinton Town Council Special Called Meeting Council Chambers 311 South Pollard Street Thursday, September 24, 2015 AGENDA Consideration of: A. 6:30 p.m. - ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM B. TOWN MANAGER 1. Consider adoption of a Resolution authorizing the Mayor and/or Town Manager to execute an Assignment of Auction Sales Contract for the purchase of property located at 350 Gus Nicks Boulevard, Vinton, Virginia. C. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE OF INTENT TO COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. Reasonable efforts will be made to provide assistance or special arrangements to qualified individuals with disabilities in order to participate in or attend Town Council meetings. Please call (540) 983-0607 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date so that proper arrangements may be made. Matthew S. Hare, Vice Mayor I. Douglas Adams, Jr., Council Member Sabrina McCarty, Council Member Janet Scheid, Council Member 311 South Pollard Street Vinton, VA 24179 (540) 983-0607 1 Meeting Date September 24, 2015 Department Administration Issue Consider adoption of a Resolution authorizing the Mayor and/or Town Manager to execute an Assignment of Auction Sales Contract for the purchase of property located at 350 Gus Nicks Boulevard, Vinton, Virginia. Summary The subject property has been on the market since the winter of 2015, with the closing of Holdren’s Country Store in December 2014. The property was home to the retail store for over 30 years. Town staff met with the real estate agent several times and worked to locate a new owner to redevelop the property through private investors. With no buyers located through normal channels, the property was put up for auction, which was held on Friday, September 18, 2015. The property has a rich history and dates back to the 1770’s as the original establishment of our community. Originally named Gish’s Mill after the founder, the mill operated for well over a century as a locally operated mill and later as a commercial mill. The original mill structure is substantially intact on the inside. There have been numerous additions and repairs after two fires changed the outside appearance to what we see today. The town intends to secure ownership of the property through the approval of an Assignment of Auction Sales Contract. Ownership by the town will allow the property to be held into the future so that a more permanent decision can be reached for the property. No initials plans have been developed. The town envisions an open public process to discuss and establish a vision for the property whereby it can be improved through preservation or renovation. The property is also a critical piece of property for the future expansion of the Glade Creek Greenway Trail, which will connect Tinker Creek Greenway to Vinyard Park and beyond into Roanoke and Botetourt Counties. Agenda Summary 2 Attachments Assignment of Auction Sales Contract Resolution Map of property Recommendations Motion to adopt Resolution RESOLUTION NO. AT A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE VINTON TOWN COUNCIL HELD ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 AT 6:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VINTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON, VIRGINIA WHEREAS, in the late 1700s, the Gish brothers built a grist mill on Glade Creek; and WHEREAS, the community surrounding the grist mill became known as Gish’s Mill; and WHEREAS, the Gish’s Mill area became the Town of Vinton in 1884; and WHEREAS, the building in which the Gish’s grist mill once operated, located at 350 Gus Nicks Boulevard, Vinton, Virginia, and operated as Holdren’s Country Store was recently auctioned (the “Property”); and WHEREAS, the Town of Vinton, desires to purchase the Property in order to preserve and control its destiny and use a portion of the property for a future greenway; and WHEREAS, Council finds it to be in the best interest of the Town of Vinton to accept the Assignment of the Auction Sales Contract attached hereto and purchase the Property upon the terms and conditions stated therein; and WHEREAS, funds need to be re-appropriated from the Re-Appropriated Fund Balance revenue account to the Purchase of Land expenditure account for the June 30, 2016 budget. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Vinton Town Council does hereby authorize the Mayor and/or Town Manager to execute the Assignment of Auction Sales Contract and all documents necessary to purchase the Property, approved as to form by the Town Attorney, and to accept the deed purchasing the property described therein. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Vinton Town Council does hereby approve the following: FROM: 200.1899.008 Re-Appropriated Fund Balance (Revenue) $124,244.00 TO: 200.1100.708 Purchase of Land (Expenditure) $124,244.00 This Resolution adopted on motion made by Council Member ________________ and seconded by Council Member __________________, with the following votes recorded: AYES: NAYS: APPROVED: __________________________________ Bradley E. Grose, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Susan N. Johnson, Town Clerk Holden's Country Store Property September 23, 2015 0 0.015 I I I I I 0 0.0225 2015 Roanoke County, VA Roanoke County. 2014 I I 1:1,807 0.03 0.06 mi I I I f 0.045 0.09 km Source: Esri DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geog-aphics, CNES/Airbus OS, USO<\, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP. swsstopo, and the GIS