1955-2646RESOLUTION NO. 2646
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM ACCEPTING A GRANT DEED CONVEYING
TO THE CITY OF ANAHEIM CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES AND PUBLIC USE; AND
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2549.
WHEREAS, the R. W. Construction Co., a corporation,
is the owner of those certain parcels of land situated in the
City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
PARCEL NO. 1
A tract of land lying; within the southwest one
quarter of fractional Section 5, Township 4 South,
Range 10 West, San Bernardino Base and Meridian, and
more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of fractional
Section 5, Township L South, Range 10 West, San
Bernardino Base and Meridian, said point also being
the intersection of the center lines of Brookhurst
Street and La Palma Avenue; thence eastwardly along
the southerly line of said Section 5 and the center
line of said La Palma Avenue a distance of 1108. 73
feet, more or less, to the true point of beginning;
thence continuing eastwardly along the southerly line
of said Section 5 and the center line of said La Palma
Avenue a distance of 550 feet to a point, said point
also being the point of intersection of the east line
of the west 10 acres of the southeast one-quarter of
the southwest one quarter of said Section 5 produced;
thence N. 0° 21 35" W. along said easterly line of
the west 10 acres of the southeast one quarter of the
southwest one- quarter of said Section 5 and said line
produced a distance of 396.00 feet to a point; thence
westwardly along a line parallel to the center line
of said La Palma Avenue a distance of 550 feet to a
point; thence S. 0° 21 35" E. along a line parallel
to the said easterly line of the west 10 acres of the
southeast one quarter of the southwest one quarter of
said Section 5 a distance of 396.00 feet to the point
of beginning and containing an area of 5.0 acres.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM the southerly 30 feet now
being a part of La Palma Avenue.
PARCEL NO. 2
A tract of land lying within the southwest one
quarter of fractional Section 5, Township South,
Range 10 West, San Bernardino Base and Meridian, and
more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of fractional
Section 5, Township 4 South, Range 10 West, San
Bernardino Base and Meridian, said point also being
the intersection of the center lines of Brookhurst
Street and La Palma Avenue; thence eastwardly along
the southerly line of said Section 5 and the center
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line of said La Palma Avenue a distance of 1108.73
feet to a point; thence N. 0° 21' 35" W. a distance
of 396.00 feet to the true point of beginning; thence
continuing N. 0 21' 35" W. a distance of 399.00
feet to a point; thence eastwardly along a line
parallel to the south line of said Section 5 and the
center line of said La Palma Avenue a distance of
550.00 feet, more or less, to a point, said point
also being on the easterly line of the west 10 acres
of the southeast one quarter of the southwest one
quarter of said Section 5; thence S. 0° 21' 35" E.
along said east line of the west 10 acres of the
southeast one quarter of the southwest one quarter of
said Section 5 a distance of 399.00 feet to a point;
thence westwardly along a line parallel to the
southerly line of said Section 5 and the center line
of La Palma Avenue a distance of 550.00 feet, more
or less, to the true point of beginning and contain-
ing an area of 5.0)4. acres, more or less.
AND WHEREAS, said property described as Parcel No. 1 is
needed by the City of Anaheim for use as a playground and
recreational area; and
WHRREAS, said property described as Parcel No. 2 is con-
sidered by the City of Anaheim School District to be neces-
sary for a new school site; and
WHEREAS, said R. W. Construction Co. has offered to
sell, transfer and convey said parcels of land to the City of
Anaheim and the School District, in consideration of the sum
of Fifty -two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (y62,500.00) in
cash, the City's share for Parcel No. 1 being Twenty -six
Thousand One Hundred Forty -five and 42/100 Dollars N
and the School District's share for Parcel No. 2 being Twenty
six Thousand Three Hundred Fifty -four and 58/100 Dollars
(26,354.58), on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does find and determine that
it would be to the advantage and for the best interest of
the City of Anaheim to acquire said real property herein
above described for playground and recreational purposes,
and that the offer of the owner thereof to sell said property
for the above mentioned sum is not disproportionate to the
fair market value of said property.
NOW, THER'EEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim that the offer of R. W. Construction Co. to
sell and transfer Parcel No. 1 of the property hereinabove
described to the City for the sum of Twenty -six Thousand One
Hundred Forty -five and 42 /100 Dollars cash, law-
ful money of the United States, upon the terms and conditions
as set forth in escrow instructions dated January 14, 1955
and filed in Order No. 268,138 at the Orange County Title
Company, Santa Ana, California, signed by R. W. Construction
Co. as seller, and Keith Murdoch, City Administrator of the
City of Anaheim, for and on behalf of the City, which escrow
instructions are hereby approved and ratified, be and the
same is hereby accepted.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the deed tendered by
said R. W. Construction Co. conveying said land to the
City of Anaheim be, and the same is hereby, accepted upon
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the terms and conditions set forth in said escrow instruc-
tions; and that the City Auditor be, and she is hereby,
authorized to pay into escrow at the Orange County Title
Company the sum of Twenty -six Thousand One Hundred Forty
five and 42/100 Dollars 026,145.42) to be paid to said
seller at the close of escrow for the purchase of said
property upon the terms and conditions aforesaid, and that
she be, and she is hereby, authorized to pay any necessary
and proper title and escrow charges in connection with said
transaction.
BE I'1 FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution No. 2549 adopted
October 26, 1954 be, and the same is hereby, rescinded.
THE FOiTEGOING RESOLUTION is signed and approved by me
this 21st day of February, 1955.
ATTEST:
CITY CTRK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
f..y
MAYOR OF THE CITY ANAHEIM.
I, DENE M. WILLIAMS, City Clerk of the City of
Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
introduced and adopted at an adjourned regular meeting pro-
vided by law, of the City Council of the City of Anaheim,
held on the 21st day of February, 1955, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Pearson, Fry, Schutte, Wisser
and Van Wagoner.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
AND I FURTHEh CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of
Anaheim approved and signed said resolution on the 21st day
of February, 1955.
IN WITNESS 'WC EREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the official seal of the City of Anaheim this 21st day
of February, 1955.
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