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ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN APPROVING A GRANT OF EASEMENTS TO DOWNTOWN EVENING SOUP KITCHEN FOR STRUCTURAL UNDERPINNING OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN OWNED 270 STATE STREET GARAGE
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WHEREAS, on June 3, 2024, the City of New Haven acting by and through the New Haven Parking Authority, and Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, filed with the New Haven City Clerk for transmission to the Board of Alders a Petition requesting that the Board of Alders approve Easements concerning the 270 State Street Garage to allow for structural underpinning of the Garage in order for DESK to undertake and maintain foundations for its building; and,
WHEREAS, the City is the owner in fee simple of a certain piece or parcel of land, situated in the City of New Haven, County of New Haven and State of Connecticut known as 270 State Street (the "State Street Parcel"); and,
WHEREAS, the State Street Parcel is presently improved with a parking garage operated and maintained by the Parking Authority (the "270 State Street Garage"); and,
WHEREAS, DESK is the owner in fee simple of the parcel of land south of and immediately adjacent to the State Street Parcel, situated in the City of New Haven, County of New Haven and State of Connecticut known as 266 State Street (the "DESK Parcel"); and,
WHEREAS, the DESK Parcel abuts the State Street Parcel; and,
WHEREAS, DESK is commencing renovations and expansion of the improvements to the DESK Parcel (the "DESK Renovations"); and,
WHEREAS, the DESK renovations require certain footings and underpinnings, a portion of which is required to be under the State Street Parcel and the City and the Parking Authority wish to support the DESK Renovations project; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Alders finds that the Easements requested in the Petition is in the best interests of the City; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Alders further finds that the Easement will assist DESK with its renovation and expansion which will further support...
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