Title
Incorporated County of Los Alamos Ordinance No. 705; an Ordinance authorizing the sale of certain County-owned real property commonly known as 3661 and 3689 Trinity Drive.
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve Incorporated County Of Los Alamos Ordinance No. 705; An Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of Certain County-Owned Real Property Commonly Known as 3661 and 3689 Trinity Drive to Pet Pangaea, LLC, a New Mexico Limited Liability Company, and ask staff to assure that it is published as provided in the County Charter
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve this Ordinance, No.705.
Body
This Ordinance authorizes the sale of County-owned property identified as two parcels of land located at 3661 and 3689 Trinity Drive. These parcels have been vacant for a few years having previously been developed with single family homes, which were purchased by the County in support of potential public improvements along the Trinity corridor. The County no longer plans to use the parcels for this original purpose. Under specific circumstances when vacant County land becomes available, Council will consider disposing of such parcels in support of local business retention and expansion. As such, County Council instructed County staff to make these parcels available for sale under an open competitive solicitation.
A solicitation was issued by the County on October 15, 2020 with a deadline of November 6, 2020. Three proposals were submitted for consideration by Council with the Pet Pangaea submittal deemed the top selection.
The benefit to Los Alamos County is that a parcel of land that had been vacant will be developed and owned by a long-serving, vital local business. The project as proposed will be a 7000 square foot retail pet store on the ground floor with four residential units on the second floor.
The land is currently zoned Public Land (PL) and in order for the project to proceed as envisioned, the prope...
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