Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 10-15-2019
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Consideration, discussion and possible approval of and authorization to execute Resolution No. 1267, a Resolution of Necessity to Condemn Property generally located in the Southwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 18 North, Range 14 East of the Indian Meridian, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, for the Commercial Street Detention, (Project No. SW2007)
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Background:
The City of Broken Arrow is in the process of securing land for the design of a downtown detention facility in the general area of Commercial and Date. An informational phone call to the property owner, Dennis Sherwood (DS) in October 2018, inquiring if there was an interest in selling 2 vacant parcels behind their apartment complex. DS advised they had recently requested an appraisal. In February 2019, the City ordered an appraisal and received it in March 2019. Karen Pax (KP) made phone contact with DS advising that the appraisal was received and the value was placed at $3.00 per square foot. DS advised he had an appraisal at $4.25 per square foot although has not been able to provide this document. On April 8, 2019, DS advised that if the City would offer him $4.00 per square foot then he would sell to the City. An offer letter was sent April 10, 2019, for the requested $4.00 per square foot. On April 25, 2019, DS contacted KP advising they were selling their apartment complex and attached land to another buyer. KP monitored land sales from April 26, 2019 - July 10, 2019 with no sales found on this parcel and left multiple messages with no return calls. July 19, 2019, KP mailed final offer letter with landowner's bill of rights. On July 25, 2019, KP received a call from DS inquiring about the landowner's bill of rights. KP explained that when a public entity is attempting to acquire land for public infrastructure that property owners have certain rights. Later tha...
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