REFERENCE TITLE: private property; sale; veterans affairs.

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

SJR 1001

Introduced by

Senators Borrelli: Bennett, Bolick, Bravo, Carroll, Diaz, Gowan, Kavanagh, Kern, Kerr, Mesnard, Miranda, Petersen, Rogers, Shamp, Shope, Wadsack (with permission of Committee on Rules)

A Joint Resolution

approving the sale of private real property to the United States of america for and on behalf of the United States department of veterans affairs.

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Whereas, article I, section 8, clause 17, Constitution of the United States, and section 37-620.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, provide that this state may consent to the United States acquiring privately owned real property within this state only if the Legislature adopts and the Governor signs a joint resolution to that effect; and

Whereas, section 37-620.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, requires the joint resolution to recite the legal description of the land and the purposes for which this state consents that the property may be used.

Therefore

Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

1. That the State of Arizona consents to the sale of the land described in paragraph 2 of this section to the United States of America for and on behalf of the United States department of veterans affairs for the purpose of use by the United States department of veterans affairs.

2. That the land referred to in paragraph 1 of this section is described as follows:

Parcel 1: 723 East Devonshire Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, parcel number 155-17-001. The west 50 feet of the east 105 feet of lot 1, block 1 of Chesterfield Place, according to the plat of record in the office of the county recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, recorded in book 6 of maps, page 7 and being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at a found city survey monument at the intersection of North 7th Street and Devonshire Avenue, said point being north 924.55 feet from the southwest corner of section 21, township 2 north, range 3 east (corner monument 24075-1); then run south 84 degrees, 48 minutes, 40 seconds east, a distance of 231.53 feet to a found capped rebar (RLS 31020) on the northerly right-of-way of Devonshire Avenue and the point of beginning of the described parcel; then run along said north right-of-way north 89 degrees, 30 minutes, 34 seconds east, a distance of 49.99 feet to a found capped rebar (RLS 31020); then leaving said right-of-way run south 00 degrees, 02 minutes, 24 seconds east, a distance of 96.76 feet along the westerly boundary of tax parcel 155-17-003 (now or formerly owned by Manuel and Karen Perez) to a point; then run south 89 degrees, 33 minutes, 48 seconds west, a distance of 50 feet to a found capped rebar (RLS 31020); then run south 00 degrees, 01 minutes, 59 seconds west, a distance of 96.71 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.11 acres, more or less.

Parcel 2: 713 East Devonshire Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, parcel number 155-17-002. The west 50 feet of the east 155 feet of lot 1, block 1 of Chesterfield Place, according to the plat of record in the office of the county recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, recorded in book 6 of maps, page 7.

Parcel 3: 4215 North 7th Street, Phoenix, Arizona, parcel number 155-17-004. The west 148 feet, as measured along the south line feet of lot 1, block 1 of Chesterfield Place, according to the plat of record in the office of the county recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, recorded in book 6 of maps, page 7, except that part of the west of said west 148 feet of lot 1, block 1 of Chesterfield Place described as follows:

Beginning at the southwest corner of said lot 1; thence north 96.78 feet to the northwest corner of lot 1; thence east, along the north line of lot 1, a distance of 14 feet; thence southwesterly to a point that is 7 feet east and 6 feet south of the northwest corner of lot 1; thence south, parallel to and 7 feet east of the west line of lot 1, a distance of 90.78 feet to a point on the south line thereof; thence west 7 feet to the point of beginning. Both parcels 3 and 4 being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at a found city survey monument at the intersection of North 7th Street and Devonshire Avenue, said point being north 924.55 feet from the southwest corner of section 21, township 2 north, range 3 east (corner monument 24075-1); then run south 66 degrees, 22 minutes, 57 seconds east, a distance of 51.09 feet to a found capped rebar (RLS 31020) on the northerly right-of-way of Devonshire Avenue and the point of beginning of the described parcel; then along said north right-of-way south 89 degrees, 51 minutes, 12 seconds east, a distance of 183.76 feet to a found capped rebar (RLS 31020); then leaving said right-of-way run south 00 degrees, 01 minutes, 59 seconds east a distance of 96.71 feet to a found capped rebar (RLS 31020); then run north 89 degrees, 59 minutes, 54 seconds west a distance of 183.87 feet to a found iron pin; then continue north 89 degrees, 59 minutes, 54 seconds west, a distance of 6.77 feet to a point on the eastern right-of-way of North 7th Street; then along said eastern right-of-way north 00 degrees, 09 minutes, 05 seconds east, a distance of 90.19 feet to a point; then run north 43 degrees, 18 minutes, 30 seconds east a distance of 9.60 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.42 acres, more or less.

Parcel 4: 4201 North 7th Street, Phoenix, Arizona, parcel number 155-17-082.

Lot 2, of StorQuest-Phoenix, according to book 1274 of maps, page 42, records of Maricopa County, Arizona and being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at a found city survey monument at the intersection of North 7th Street and Devonshire Avenue, said point being north 924.55 feet from the southwest corner of section 21, township 2 north, range 3 east (corner monument 24075-1); then run south 18 degrees, 46 minutes, 29 seconds east, a distance of 124.26 feet to a point on the east right-of-way of North 7th Street and the point of beginning of this described parcel; then leaving said right-of-way run south 89 degrees, 59 minutes, 54 seconds east, a distance of 6.77 feet to a found iron pin; then continue south 89 degrees, 59 minutes, 54 seconds east, a distance of 128.11 feet to a point on an 8-inch block wall; then run south 00 degrees, 10 minutes, 31 seconds west, a distance of 193.60 feet to a found PK nail marked (RLS 31020); then run north 89 degrees, 45 minutes, 25 seconds west, a distance of 134.80 feet to a found PK nail marked (RLS 31020) on said eastern right-of-way of North 7th Street; then along said right-of-way north 00 degrees, 09 minutes, 05 seconds east, a distance of 193.03 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.60 acres, more or less.

3. That this act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.