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A RESOLUTION • AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO APPROXIMATELY 2,640 SQUARE FEET OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE REAR OF PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS 417 PARK STREET, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, SHOWN ON CITY REAL PROPERTY TAX MAP 53 AS PARCEL 34, WHICH PROPERTY CURRENTLY CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN SURFACE PARKING SPACES, FOR USE AS PART OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE — ALBEMARLE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT WHEREAS, pursuant to Virginia law every city and county is obligated to provide suitable space and facilities to accommodate its respective courts and court officials, including space and facilities for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court; and, WHEREAS, to that end the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle, Virginia have previously approved an Improvement Plan for the Charlottesville — Albemarle Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, that requires new construction, significant renovation of existing facilities, and the • acquisition of additional properties; and, WHEREAS, as part of the Court Improvement Plan a new Juvenile Court parking garage will be constructed on the site to serve the needs of the Court, its staff and members of the public using the Court facilities; and, WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville needs to acquire fee simple title to approximately 2,640 square feet of property located at the rear of 417 Park Street in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, shown as "Parcel A" on the attached survey dated July 30, 2004, in order to provide access to the new parking garage that will serve the Juvenile Court; and, WHEREAS, the City has retained a professional real estate appraiser to determine the fair market value of the needed property at 417 Park Street, has provided the owner with a copy of that appraisal with an explanation of the factual basis for the value determined, and has made a bona fide effort to purchase the property for its fair market value as established in the appraisal; and, WHEREAS, the owner of the property has declined the City's offer, further negotiations for the acquisition of the property have been ineffectual and the parties have been unable to agree on the compensation to be paid for the • property; and,