HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 399-16 - CityOwnedArmoryProperty.ReuseActionsRESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester that the City reject the
two proposals that were received for the reuse of the Armory Building.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City authorize City staff to obtain separate
appraisals for the Armory building with those historic preservation restrictions that exist and for the
parking area.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City authorize the marketing of the Armory property
for sale through the end of 2016 or as subsequently extended by the Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as part of the marketing of the Armory property, the City
authorize the inclusion of the following condition: "The sale of the Armory must include terms to
require that the new owners use the Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Adaptive Reuse of
Historic Structures for all renovation work and to require the building will always remain on the
National Register of Historic Place."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City authorize City staff to obtain proposals for the
services of a commercial real estate broker to market the Armory property.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the City decides to sell the Armory building, it will offer
the arts and cultural community the first opportunity to purchase the building.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Armory building must be maintained on the National
Register of Historic Places.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DAY OF , 2016.
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 2016.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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