Drafter
Clerk 07/29/2024
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of the surplus property located at 18005 107th Ave SW, Vashon, Washington, in council district eight.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
For the property located at 18005 107th Ave SW, Vashon, Washington, located within council district eight, the facilities management division completed the surplus property, affordable housing and public notice requirements.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings: The sale of the Mukai Fruit Barreling Plant, one of two parcels comprising the Mukai Agricultural Complex, through a negotiated direct sale is authorized under K.C.C. 4.56.100.A.2. because unique circumstances make the sale in the best interests of the public. Unique circumstances are present because the buyer, a Vashon Island-based Washington non-profit corporation, is the owner of the second parcel of the Mukai Agricultural Complex and currently occupies the Fruit Barreling Plant under a use agreement with King County. Buyer has worked closely with the county for over ten years to secure and reunite both parcels of the Mukai Agricultural Complex, which has been designated a King County landmark since 2002. Through this acquisition, buyer will provide access, interpretive exhibits, educational programming, and cultural events highlighting the history of the property, the Mukai family, and the broader Japanese-American experience.
SECTION 2. The executive is authorized to convey the property located at 18005 107th Ave SW, Vashon, Washington to Friends of Mukai consistent with a purchase and
sale agreement substantially in the form of Attachment A to this ordinance and to take all actions necessary to implement the terms of the purchase and sale agreement.