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City of Topeka
Council Action Form
 Council Chambers
214 SE 8th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66603
www.topeka.org
October 8, 2024
DATE:October 8, 2024
CONTACT PERSON:Braxton Copley, Assistant City ManagerDOCUMENT #:
SECOND PARTY/SUBJECT:Mainline Printing and Mainline Development PROJECT #:
CATEGORY/SUBCATEGORY 007 Contracts and Amendments/019 Purchase of Land
CIP PROJECT:No
ACTION OF COUNCIL:JOURNAL #:
PAGE #:
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:

 

APPROVAL of a Commercial Real Estate Sales Contract between Mainline Development Group, LLC and Mainline Printing, Inc., and the City of Topeka.

 

Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.

 

(Approval would purchase a building and adjoining parcel of land in the amount of $1.6 million for relocation of the City's light duty fleet garage.)

 

VOTING REQUIREMENTS:
Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.
POLICY ISSUE:
Whether to approve the purchase of the real estate including the existing building to provide for the relocation of the light duty fleet garage
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the purchase
BACKGROUND:

The State of Kansas is in design for the reconstruction of the Polk Quincy Viaduct (PQV Project).  KDOT is acquiring the existing fleet garage adjacent to the LEC for the PQV project.  The garage will need to be demolished.  KDOT has given us until March 31, 2025 to move all staff and equipment out of the garage.  Our Design/Build team is confident that they can remodel the existing garage on the Mainline property to have it substantially complete by 3/31/25.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:
The purchase price is $1.6 million
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Obligation Bonds
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Commercial Real Estate Sales Contract
Temporary Easement
Party Wall Agreement
Site Plan
Revised Fleet Garage Project Budget and Compensation (October 7, 2024)