2563-19 Rock Spring Purchase Ordinance.pdf

Ordinance # 2563-19 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITIONBY THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY OF CERTAIN REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL LANDS AND BUILDING LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, N.J.S.A. 40A:12-1, ET SEQ. WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, a municipal corporation and body politic of the State of New Jersey, duly formed and existing as a Mayor-Council form of municipal government under the Faulkner Act, wishes to acquire by purchase certain real and personal property currently owned by Montclair Golf Club, a New Jersey not for profit corporation; and WHEREAS, the property to be acquired, including the real property known as the Lands of “Rock Spring Club”, Lots 22 through 31 in Block 46.01 (on the most current Tax Maps, Lots 22 through 31 in Block 46.01 have been consolidated into one lot, number 22), Lots 2 and 10 in Block 160, and Lots 30 and 34 in Block 160.01, on the Official Tax Map of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, as shown on a survey prepared by GC Stewart Associates, 320 Runnymede Road, Essex Fells, NJ, dated June 30, 2014, together with all the buildings and other improvements located on said Lands, and the personal property, including the names “Rock Spring Country Club” and “Rock Spring Club”, and certain equipment and inventory, is set forth in detail in Exhibit “A” hereto, which includes the “Agreement For Purchase And Sale of Property”, including all Exhibits and Schedules attached thereto; and WHEREAS, Title 40A, Chapter 12, of the New Jersey Statutes, entitled the “Local Lands and Building Law”, requires in N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5, that whether by purchase or other means, whether outright or subject to lawful conditions, restrictions or limitations as to its use, such acquisition by a municipality must be authorized by ordinance; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, that the Mayor shall be authorized to negotiate, enter into, execute and deliver the “Agreement For Purchase And Sale Of Property”, in the form, or substantially in the same form with such additions, deletions, and omissions as may be required by Township Counsel, as that attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, and as further described in the above Recitals

stantially in the same form with such additions, deletions, and omissions as may be required by Township Counsel, as that attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, and as further described in the above Recitals which are here fully incorporated by reference, and the Municipal Clerk shall be authorized to execute the same document attesting to the Mayor’s signature; and BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the Mayor, the Township’s professional staff and the Municipal Clerk may undertake all additional necessary and reasonable actions to effectuate the purchase of real property known as the Lands of “Rock Spring Club”, with all the buildings and other improvements located thereon, and the personal property, including the names “Rock Spring Country Club” and “Rock Spring Club”, and certain equipment and inventory, all as set forth in detail in Exhibit “A” attached hereto, which includes the “Agreement For Purchase And Sale of Property”, including all Exhibits and Schedules attached thereto; and