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Consideration of Purchase Agreement for Real Property Located at 1183, 1377, and 1399 Diamond Drive in the Amount $9,850,000
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve the Purchase Agreement for real property located at 1183, 1377 and 1399 Diamond Drive and authorize the County Manager to execute the Purchase Agreement, and to take all necessary action, including the execution of necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the County Attorney, to effectuate this purchase.
I further move Council approve Budget Revision 2025-22 and include Attachment B as part of the meeting minutes.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the real property purchase as requested.
Body
The purchase of 1183, 1377, and 1399 Diamond Drive is a strategic purchase to enable progress on some of the Council's goals of Economic Vitality and Quality of Life. Several years ago, the Council funded a Social Services Hub capital project. The project has not moved forward for two main reasons: 1) Not having a site to build a new facility on; and 2) not having the Community Health Plan completed to inform the scope of the facility needed. The purchase of these Diamond Drive properties will enable the vision, public engagement, and design work to coordinate with the almost completed Community Health Plan that will be presented to Council on December 17, 2024. Additionally, housing, small retail or restaurant opportunities or maybe an idea that arises from a public engagement process could be considered. Furthermore, this property is adjacent to the Los Alamos High School and the UNM-Los Alamos campuses and may offer impactful collaboration opportunities.
Details about the properties are included in the presentation (Attachment C).
Since 1183 Diamond Drive has tenants, the existing building will remain while the leases are active. Staff anticipates starting with visioning, public engagement and preliminary designs for developing 1377 and...
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