Sec. 56-15. - Management plan for public property acquisition.

(a)

At least ten days prior to the date upon which a resolution for acquisition of land by the city for open space or for other public purposes is scheduled to be heard by the city council, a proposed management plan for the subject parcel of land shall be submitted to the city council. The management plan shall be prepared by the staff of the planning department with input and recommendations from the land trust and from other departments of the city which would become involved with the land if it was purchased, including but not limited to the public works department and the parks and recreation department. The purpose of the management plan is to allow the city council to make an informed cost benefit analysis regarding the proposed acquisition of land.

The management plan shall include, but not be limited to, the cost to acquire the land, the annual lost tax revenue if the land is acquired, the cost to maintain the land on an annual basis, the department which would be responsible for maintaining the land, the proposed uses for the land, and any costs associated with those proposed uses.

(b)

The city council shall not act upon the resolution for city acquisition of the land until a management plan conforming to the provisions of this section has been presented to the city council.

(Ord. No. O-03-6, § I, 4-22-03)