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Home My WebLink AboutITEM IV-E PCDC 12l14/09 Pages: 2 Submitted by D. Faber In Re: Item IV.E. Draft Information Related to a Proposed Land Development Agreement between Green River Community College and the City of Auburn Premise Green River Community College (GRCC) desires to replace its "Trades Complex" located on the current GRCC campus by means of a campus expansion onto the current site of the City of Auburn (COA) owned Lea Hill Park. The COA desires to cooperate with GRCC in an effort to improve park opportunities for the residence of Auburn and in particular the citizens of the Lea Hill neighborhood. The preliminary concept involves a property transfer of Lea Hill Park, Tax Acct 0921059020, (containing a Baseball Field, a Softball field, Tennis Courts, Playground and a parking area), to GRCC in exchange for parcels 0921059018, 0921059228 and a portion of 0921059229 owned by GRCC. The existing Lea Hill Park would becoine a new "Trades Education Complex" and the parcels currently owned by GRCC would become a new park with a Soccer Field, Softball Field and playground. Background Lea Hill Park was purchased with King County Forward Thrust Funds (King County Resolution 34571, 1967). In 2002, the park was conveyed to the COA and the restrictions of Resolution 34571, as legally required, were included in the conveyance. In both documenfs it is stated that, "The city covenants that the Property shall continue to be used in perpetuity for parks and recreation purposes unless other equivalent lands or facilities within the county or city are received in exchange therefore and the replacement lands or facilities are used in perpetuity for parks and recreation purposes." Restrictions Response as Provided by King County related to the Bargain and Sale Deed "There is a threshold that needs to be met regarding Forward Thrust properties that maintains the intent of the voters and the value they intended in the project. Any transfer of this property to another use would require an equivalent replacement. This can be characterized by three types of equivalency: property area, property value, and recreational utility. The COA would need to provide a detailed evaluation of these elements to justify this swap. This would include description of each of the properties and their current and potential development, appraised value of each of the properties at highest and best use, evaluation of recreational facilities on the Lea Hill site and equivalericy of facilities guaranteed to be built on the replaceinent site. Conceptually, there appears to be a discrepancy between the size, value and recreational utility of the Lea Hill Park site and its proposed replacement. However, there is some flexibility in the evaluation of equivalency and additional improvements at another park such as Jacobson Tree Farm or Auburndale 2 could be used to add to the package to meet the test of equivalency. This does not mean that the recreational facilities need to be the same, but need to be of a similar scale and value. Por example, an additional soccer field could be substituted for a softball field or a play area or tennis court substituted for a climbing roc, etc." E-mail from Sllaron Clausen, King County Property Management after consultation with the prosecutor's office. Additional Restrictions In addition to the King County restrictions, the COA received a State of Washington Youth Athletic Facilities Maintenance Grant of $20,000 for Ballfield #2 in 2004. This grant requires that the softball field remain in use as a ballfield for 20 years. I believe the COA would either have to refund these grant revenues ($20,000) or perhaps get a waiver based on the development of a riew ball field. In order for us not to face a threatened demand for repayment of this $20,000 from the State, we should check with the State to make sure that the equivalent facilities (per the GRCC proposal) ineet the State's grant requirements. Concept 1. The COA facilitates a"Master Planning Process involving GRCC and local residents" for the proposed park to be constructed on the GRCC owned properties. 2. The COA and GRCC, "if applicable based on land use and park design elements" will develop a Joint Operating Agreeinent (JOA) for the long-term use of the future park. 3. At a time agreed upon by both parties, GRCC will convey to the COA the approximate 5.38 acres to be developed as a Community Park. 4. The COA will receive from GRCC 1.5 Million dollars to be used for the development of the Park. 5. The COA develop the approxiinate 5.5 acre GRCC site to the specification of the "to be approved" Park Master Plan. 6. At. a time agreed upon by both parties, the COA will convey to GRCC the . approximate 8.97 acre Lea Hill Park Site. 7. If the above proposals (land swap and 1.5 Million of site improvements) do not satisfy the restrictions of the County Deed, GRCC will provide the TBD value of "equivalency standards" to the COA by: a. proposed improvements at the Jacobson Tree Farm Site, and/or b. alternate site imprbvements, in an. effort to satisfy the County and the State restrictions). 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