SENATE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 16

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2010

A JOINT RESOLUTION

RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE LEASE, SALE OR TRADE OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF TAOS.

     WHEREAS, Section 13-6-3 NMSA 1978 requires ratification

and approval of any sale or trade or lease of more than twenty-

five years of real property belonging to a state agency for a

consideration of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or

more; and

     WHEREAS, the property control division of the general services department owns certain real property in Taos county, New Mexico, described as:

A lot situated within "Taos Mini-Industrial Park", within the Fernando de Taos Grant, and shown as Part of Tract 36, on Map 20, Survey 2 on the Taos County Reassessment Survey of 1941; and

Beginning at the one and half mile stone monument on the northerly boundary of the Cristoval de la Serna Grant;

Thence S. 50̊44'00" E., 113.00' to the southeast corner;

Thence N. 41̊16'00" E., 38.10' to a point;

Thence N. 41̊25'00" E., 104.10' to a point;

Thence N. 45̊42'00" E., 104.70' to a point;

Thence N. 49̊57'00" E., 202.20' to the northeast corner;

Thence N. 53̊24'00" W., 234.07' to the northwest corner;

Thence S. 39̊16'00" W., 433.95' to the southwest corner;

Thence S. 50̊44'00" E., 66.35' to the point and place of beginning;

Said lot "E" containing 2.000 acres more or less; and

     WHEREAS, the property is not needed by the state for any

purpose and should be traded or sold; and

     WHEREAS, the town of Taos is in desperate need of a new facility for its police department and currently has plans to renovate this building, which will revitalize this blighted property and increase public safety in the immediate area affected by gang activity, as well as the community at large;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the property control division of the general services department be authorized to dispose of the real property described in this resolution to the town of Taos by negotiated sale or trade; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, if the property control division of the general services department determines that a land grant has the right of first refusal to purchase the property pursuant to Section 13-6-5 NMSA 1978, no sale or trade of the property shall be made until the division complies with the requirements of that section; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the property control division of the general services department may trade or sell the described property to the town of Taos and that the trade or sale is hereby ratified and approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 13-6-3 NMSA 1978, subject to the conditions of this resolution; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the property is traded, both parcels shall be appraised by one appraiser that is mutually agreeable to the property control division of the general services department, the town of Taos and the property tax division of the taxation and revenue department, and the appraisal of both parcels shall be reviewed and validated by the property tax division of the taxation and revenue

department; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the property is sold, the property shall be appraised by an appraiser selected by the property control division of the general services department and approved by the property tax division of the taxation and revenue department, and the appraisal of the property shall be reviewed and validated by the property tax division of the taxation and revenue department; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the property shall not be sold or traded until the sale or trade has been reviewed by the capitol buildings planning commission; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be transmitted to the property control division of the general services department, the town of Taos and the capitol buildings planning commission.

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