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RESOLUTION NO. 97-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, STATING THE CITY'S WILLINGNESS TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THE 1912 MOSCOW HIGH SCHOOL/WHITWORTH BUILDING FROM THE MOSCOW SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STATING THE CONDITIONS UPON WHICH SUCH PURCHASE WILL BE MADE AND OTHER PROVISIONS. WHEREAS, Moscow School District #281 has vacated the 1912 Moscow High School!Whitworth Building (Building) located on Third Street in the City of Moscow across from Moscow High School; and WHEREAS, Moscow School District #281 has offered to sell the Building to the City of Moscow for the sum of $150,000 cash in accordance with Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; and WHEREAS, interested community members have pledged donations of over $150,000 for the purchase of the Building in order to preserve its historic significance; and WHEREAS, the City of Moscow desires to study the feasibility of renovation of the Building for the purpose of utilizing the Building for enhancement of the Moscow community; and WHEREAS, the City Council has deemed historic preservation an important issue to our community and has created by ordinance an Historic Preservation Commission to advise the Council on historic preservation issues; and WHEREAS, the City of Moscow has deemed it to be in the public's interest to purchase the Building upon the following terms and conditions contained herein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW AS FOLLOWS I. The City of Moscow rejects Moscow School District #281 's offer contained m Resolution 98-24. 2. The City of Moscow makes the following counteroffer to School District #281: A The City shall pay $130,000 for the 1912 Moscow High School!Whitworth Building. ---PAGE BREAK--- B. The remaining provisions of Moscow School District Resolution 98-24 is accepted. C. That Moscow School District #281 enter into a lease arrangement with the City which addresses the issues that the School District's use of the Building for storage purposes shall be at the School District's risk and that the storage space shall be approximately that which is being used now. D. That title shall be by warranty deed. 3. The City will accept donations on behalf of the City for purchase and planning for historic preservation of the Building, which donations shall be refunded in the event that the purchase does not occur 4. All donations and pledges must be clearly identified for use as planning and historic preservation of the building. No stated or implied uses are presently being considered by the council. And all donations and pledges must be reduced to cash and received by the City on or before January 15, 1998. 5. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to imply an obligation or commitment upon the part of the City to renovate the Building or to hold a bond election for that purpose. 6. The Mayor will appoint a Committee whose charge it will be to develop a realistic plan for use and funding of the Building and the renovation thereof and to recommend that plan to the City Council for their consideration no later than February I, 2000. The final decision on such use and funding shall be exclusively the province of the City Council. 7. The City will provide staff support to the Committee for a period of two years from February 1, 1998, either through assignment of existing personnel or through the funding and selection of contract personnel, in the following amounts: one tenth (Ill Oth) FTE (full time employee) Administration and one fifth (115th) FTE support personnel. 8. The City will authorize up to $30,000 per year for minimal maintenance, repairs and utilities to prevent further deterioration of the Building. ---PAGE BREAK--- 9. If, prior to July 1, 2000, the City Council cannot agree upon an acceptable use of the Building and/or it is determined that funding for the renovation of the Building is not reasonably available to the City after conscientious study and effort, the City will offer the Building for sale in accordance with law and the City shall attach historic preservation provisions to the Building. Folio wing such a sale the City will return pro rata the donations identified above to the donors, along with a pro-rata share to the City for their expenses incurred. 10. In the event that the Building ts not purchased with the historic preservation provisions, the historic preservation provisions will be removed as a condition of sale and the Building will be offered for sale without condition. Following such a sale the City would return pro-rata the donations identified above to the donors, along with a pro-rata share to the City for their expenses incurred. That this offer shall be reduced to an agreement as set out herein and shall be effective from the date of this Resolution. PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this day of 0. , 1997. ATTEST 0 0 Eiaine Russell, tty Clerk dmundy\c:\res\whitworth3 ---PAGE BREAK--- OGT17-97 FRI 09:18 11 FAX NO. [PHONE REDACTED] RESOLUTION 98-24 RESOlVED: THAT the Moscow School District No. 281 Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the following offer be made to the City of Moscow concerning the 191 2 High School Building: P.02 1 1 On February 1, 1 gg3, the Moscow School District shall transfer to the City of Moscow title to Russell's Addition, all of Block 2, upon which the 1912 High School Building sits, for a sum of $150,000, cash. 21 The Moscow School District shall also transfer title to the building, as IS. 3) The City of Moscow agrees that the School District may use the building for storage from February 1, 1998 until August 31, 1999, free of charge. 41 Either party may, at any time prior to February 1, 1998, and without reason, cancel this sale. 5) The City must agree with offer prior to the District 's regular October Board meeting (October 28, 199 Failure to agree ends the discussion. The motion was seconded by Fazio. Following further discussion, Chair Falke called for a vote. The motion carried , 5-0-0.