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A RESOLUTION <br />t AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS <br />TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO PROPERTY COMMONLY <br />KNOWN AS 401 EAST HIGH STREET, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA <br />AND SHOWN ON CITY REAL PROPERTY TAX MAP 53 AS <br />PARCEL 30, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.114 ACRES OF LAND <br />TOGETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND <br />IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON, FOR USE AS PART OF THE <br />CHARLOTTESVILLE — ALBEMARLE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC <br />RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Virginia law every city and county is obligated to <br />provide suitable space and facilities to accommodate its respective courts and <br />court officials, including space and facilities for the Juvenile and Domestic <br />Relations District Court and its Court Services Unit; and, <br />WHEREAS, to that end the City of Charlottesville and the County of <br />Albemarle, Virginia have previously approved an Improvement Plan for the <br />Charlottesville — Albemarle Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, that <br />requires new construction, significant renovation of existing facilities, and the <br />• acquisition of additional properties; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville needs to acquire fee simple title to <br />the property located at 401 East High Street in the City of Charlottesville, <br />Virginia, shown on City Real Property Tax Map 53 as Parcel 30, containing <br />approximately 0. 114 acres of land, and the buildings, structures and improvements <br />located thereon, in order to provide permanent office space and facilities for the <br />Court Services Unit of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court both <br />during and after construction and renovation of the Court facilities; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City has retained a professional real estate appraiser to <br />determine the fair market value of the property at 401 East High Street, has <br />provided the owner with a copy of that appraisal with an explanation of the factual <br />basis for the value determined, and has made a bona fide effort to purchase the <br />property for its fair market value as established in the appraisal; and, <br />WHEREAS, the owner of the property has declined the City's offer, <br />further negotiations for the acquisition of the property have been ineffectual and <br />the parties have been unable to agree on the compensation to be paid for the <br />property; and, <br />U <br />