Title
16th Street Ball Fields
Recommended Action
Staff presents the following four options concerning the 16th Street Ball Fields. Staff recommends that the Board discuss the four options and direct staff accordingly: (1) Direct staff to offer the ball field parcel for sale in its current state via the sealed bid process, adding terms and conditions of the sale deemed acceptable to the Board; (2) Direct staff to petition the City for a zoning change and comprehensive plan amendment necessary for multifamily zoning and a higher density land use designation; (3) Direct staff to negotiate a property trade for one or more of the parcels on the list presented by the School District for the ball field parcel. One of the conditions of the trade could include a reverter clause, requiring the District to return the property to the County when the District's use of the property ends; or (4) Just before the agenda deadline, staff has been contacted by a group interested in keeping the baseball fields intact and used for youth baseball. The group has asked for two weeks' time in order to formulate a business plan and present the plan to staff and ultimately the Board.