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To accept a quitclaim deed from the School Board conveying a portion of 1461 Commerce Road, consisting of approximately 8.234? acres, and to authorize the Chief Administrative Office to act on behalf of the City in executing such deed. (6th District)
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WHEREAS, section 22.1-129 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, provides for a
school board to convey title to real property owned by the school board for which the school board has determined that it has no use to the city comprising the school division by adopting a resolution that such real property is surplus and recording such resolution along with the deed to the property with the clerk of the circuit court for the city where such property is located; and
WHEREAS, section 15.2-1803 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, provides that no deed purporting to convey real estate to a locality shall be valid unless accepted by the locality
and executed by a person authorized to act on behalf of the locality; and
WHEREAS, by adopting a resolution on May 12, 2026, a copy of which is attached to and made a part of this ordinance, the School Board of the City of Richmond declared a portion of the real property located at 1461 Commerce Road, consisting of approximately 8.234 acres, and more particularly as shown as "Proposed New Parcel A" on the attached aerial depiction entitled "Commerce Road Site" prepared by Kimley Horn, and dated March 12, 2025, to be surplus so long as a suitable replacement property or properties for relocation of the present uses thereof is approved by the School Board as provided therein on or before the day which is two years after the date of the resolution; and
WHEREAS, upon approval of the replacement property or properties, the School Board's resolution authorizes the execution and delivery of a quitclaim deed and such other documents and other actions as may be necessary to quitclaim any and all interest of the School Board in and to a portion o...
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