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RESOLUTION NO. 60-2008
APPROVING A LETTER OF INTENT WITH CONTRA COST A COUNTY
REGARDING TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND RENOVATION OF REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 400 HARTZ AVENUE (APN NO. 208-022-016), THE
DANVILLE VETERANS' MEMORIAL BUILDING
WHEREAS, the Town of Danville acknowledges the extreme bravery and valor
demonstrated by veterans in the service of their country and acknowledges the great debt
owed to veterans by the Town of Danville and the nation at large; and
WHEREAS, the Danville Veterans' Memorial Building was constructed and dedicated by
Contra Costa County in 1925 as one of several such Veterans' Buildings throughout the
county; and
WHEREAS, the Danville Veterans' Memorial Building is now nearing the end of its useful
life and Contra Costa County does not have funding available to renovate or replace the
facility; and
WHEREAS, the Town has been working with Contra Costa County and the Veterans
Memorial Building Development Committee of the San Ramon Valley (Veterans
Committee), a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization dedicated to the development and
operation of a new Veterans' Memorial Building in Danville, California; and
WHEREAS, the Town and the Veterans Committee have pledged to work together to fund,
design and undertake the replacement, renovation, or renovation and expansion of the
Danville Veterans' Memorial Building at the current location at 400 Hartz A venue,
Danville, CA (APN No. 208-022-016); and
WHEREAS, such replacement, renovation, or renovation and expansion is intended to
address and mitigate currently identified building deficiencies, adequately address
veterans' needs as identified in the January 2008 Business Plan prepared by the Veterans
Committee, and allow for other community use including, but not limited to, senior
programming, recreational activities, social events, and community rentals, in such a way
as to not unduly interfere with the reasonable use of the building by veterans; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County has worked as a partner in this process with the Town,
the Veterans Committee and the Veterans community, and will facilitate the renovation of
the Danville Veterans' Memorial Building project through conveyance of the subject
property to the Town, in order to continue to meet the needs of veterans pursuant to the
State Military and Veterans Code; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council hereby authorizes the Town Manager to
execute a Letter of Intent with Contra Costa County regarding the Transfer of Real
Property and Renovation of the Danville Veterans Memorial Building; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that Danville Town Council hereby directs the Town Manager to work with
Contra Costa County to expedite the formal transfer of the facility and land from Contra
Costa County to the Town.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on May 20, 2008, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
Andersen, Arnerich, Doyle, Shimansky, Stepper
None
None
None
CITY ATTORNEY
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