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Purchase of 700, 710, 716 Conner St, Detroit, MI
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Agenda of: June 23, 2021
Item No.: 2021-209
Amount: $55,000.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: May 24, 2021
RE: Purchase of 700, 710, 716 Conner Detroit, MI
MOTION
Upon recommendation and opinion of Randal M. Brown, General Counsel, the Board of Directors (Board) for the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA):
(1) Approves the purchase of 700, 710, 716 Conner St., Detroit, MI from Love Temple Church of God in Christ; and
(2) Authorizes the Chief Executive Officer to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote, including the execution of the Purchase Agreement and closing documents.
JUSTIFICATION
To provide the ability to safely and reliably isolate the Freud Pump Station wet well, and pump dry weather sanitary sewage to the WRRF, GLWA needs to construct an access shaft and sanitary pump station east of the Freud Sewage Pumping Station.
Working with Arcadis, GLWA's consultant on this project, GLWA has identified properties that it needs to acquire adjacent to the Ashland and Fox Creek interceptors. Three properties adjacent to the interceptors and near the Freud Sewage Pumping Station are owned by Love Temple Church of God in Christ. GLWA inquired to purchase the property. Love Temple Church of God in Christ is willing to sell the properties to GLWA for $55,000.00 plus closing costs. Currently, the Church uses two of the parcels for church parking. The third parcel, which is the corner parcel has a structure that the Church intended to renovate for a neighborhood ice cream shop. Additional land acquisitions are necessary to support the construction of the access shaft.
BUDGET IMPACT
There are sufficient funds allocated for the access shaft construction in the CIP to acquire the land.
COMMITTEE REVIEW
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