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Agenda Item Review Form
Muskegon City Commission
Commission Meeting Date: August 13, 2024 Title: PUblic Hearing - Request to Establish an
Obsolete Property District - 965 W. Western
Submitted by: Contessa Alexander, Development | Department: Economic Development
Analyst
Brief Summary:
Pursuant to Public Act 146 of the Michigan Public Acts of 2000, Shaw Walker Opportunity Zone
Business 2, LLC, has requested the establishment of an Obsolete Property Disirict at 965 Washington
Ave. to support further development.
Detailed Summary & Background:
The developer is requesting the establishment of an Obsolete Property District at 965 Washington
Ave. The establishment of the Obsolete Property District would allow them to apply for an Obsolete
Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate.
This project is part of the larger Shaw Walker redevelopment initiative. At this site, building 7 will be
converted into an approximately 52,000-square-foot enclosed parking garage. The building is
currently being used as warehouse storage. The total capital investment is over $1.5 million, and the
project is expected to create 200 jobs as a result of the rehabilitation.
Goal/Focus Area/Action Item Addressed:
Key Focus Areas:
Create an environment that effectively attracts new residents and retains existing residents by filling
existing employment gaps, attracting new and diverse businesses to the city, and expanding access
to a variety of high-quality housing options in Muskegon.
Goal/Action Item:
2027 Goal 2: Economic Development Housing and Business
Amount Requested: Budgeted ltem:
N/A Yes No N/A | X
Fund(s) or Accouni(s): Budget Amendment Needed:
N/A Yes No N/A | X
Recommended Motion:
| move to close the public hearing and approve/deny the attached resolution establishing an
Obsolete Property District at 965 W. Western Ave. and authorize the City Clerk and Mayor to sign.
Approvals: Guest(s) Invited / Presenting:
Immediate Division
CITY OF MUSKEGON
MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-75 (F)
A resolution establishing an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District.
The City Commission of the City of Muskegon hereby RESOLVES:
Recitals
The City of Muskegon has been designated as a qualified local government unit for the purpose of
establishing Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Districts and approving Applications for Obsolete Property
Rehabilitation Exemption Certificates.
The area located in the land described in this resolution is known to the City Commission and is clearly
characterized by the presence of obsolete commercial property, and the land and improvements are
obsolete commercial property.
Notice has been given by certified mail to the owners of all real property within the proposed Obsolete
Property Rehabilitation District and a hearing has been held offering an opportunity to all owners and any
other resident or taxpayer of the City to appear and be heard. Said notice was given at least ten (10)
days before the hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION RESOLVES:
1. That the property described in this resolution and proposed as an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation
District is characterized by obsolete commercial property.
That the obsolete commercial property, the subject of this resolution, as is described in Attachment A.
That the City Commission hereby establishes an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District on the lands
and parcels set forth in the attached description.
This resolution passed.
Ayes: Johnson, Kilgo, Keener, German, Gorman, Kochin, and St.Clair
Nays: None
CITY OF MUSKEGON
BY: L Mere dp
~ Ken Johnson
Mayor
ATTEST: Qo teAnn Meisch
Clerk
CERTIFICATION
This resolution was adopted at a meeting of the City Commission, held on August 13, 2024. The meeting was
properly held and noticed pursuant to the Open Meetings Act of the State of Michigan, Act 267 of the Public
Acts of 1976.
CITY OF MUSKEGON
NO US
Ann Meisch, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT A: PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Property Address: 965 W. Western Ave, Muskegon, MI
Tax Parcel No.: 61-24-205-468-0001-10
Legal Description:
Block468 and part of Block 467, vacated alley in Block468,
part of former C & 0 Railroad right of way in Blocks 467 and 468 and vacated
Hudson Street between Blocks 467 and 468, all being in the Revised Plat of 1903
of the City of Muskegon, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of
Plats, Page 71, Muskegon County Records, all being described as: Beginning at
the Southwest comer of said Block 468, thence North 00 degrees 19 minutes 25
seconds West 351.64 feet along the East right of way line of Franklin Street,
thence North 89 degrees 58 minutes 00 seconds East 278.50 feet along the South
right of way line of Western Avenue, thence South 82 degrees 42 minutes 42
seconds East 284.66 feet along said right of way line, thence South 07 degrees 28
minutes 33 seconds West 75.55 feet along the Westerly line and the extension
thereof, of a five story brick building, thence South 82 degrees 30 minutes 04
seconds East 112.12 feet along said building line and the extension thereof,
thence South 09 degrees 23 minutes 07 seconds West 9.68 feet along said
building line, thence South 83 degrees 24 minutes 04 seconds East 13.72 feet
along said building line, thence North 00 degrees 30 minutes 20 seconds East 9.53
feet, thence South 82 degrees 30 minutes 04 East 8.71 feet, thence South 00 degrees
30 minutes 20 seconds West 24.63 feet, thence South 88 degrees 25 minutes 4]
seconds East 8. 72 feet along said building line, thence South 0 1 degrees 34
minutes 19 seconds West 0.30 feet along said building line, thence South 88
degrees 25 minutes 41 seconds East 0.40 feet along said building line, thence
South 00 degrees 42 minutes 58 seconds West 29.45 feet along said building line,
thence North 88 degrees 25 minutes 41 seconds West 8.43 feet along said building
line, thence South 00 degrees 42 minutes 58 seconds West 57.92 feet along said
building line, thence South 88 degrees 38 minutes 32 seconds East 12.93 feet along
said building line, thence South 02 degrees II minutes O 1 seconds West 21.28
feet along said building line, thence North 87 degrees 48 minutes 59 seconds West
28.01 feet along said building line, thence South 02 degrees 23 minutes 08 seconds
West 85.09 feet along the East side of a 4 inch wall, thence North 87 degrees 51
minutes 37 seconds West 111.67 feet along the Southerly side of said 5 story
building line, thence South 02 minutes 11 minutes 0 1 seconds West 7.87 feet,
thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 11 seconds West 549.04 feet along the North
line of Michigan Avenue to the place of beginning.
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