Explanation
Background: In response to the housing mortgage crisis, the city of Columbus has been awarded $22,845,495.00 of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funds will provide for the purchase of foreclosed or abandoned properties, redevelopment, rehabilitation or demolition of these properties in order to stabilize neighborhoods and stem the decline of house values of neighboring homes. Ordinances 0234-2009 and 0136-2009 authorized the Land Redevelopment Office to acquire foreclosed-upon residential properties as proposed in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Application. Authorization is now necessary to transfer properties acquired by the Land Redevelopment Office to non-profit developers for NSP redevelopment projects.
Emergency action is requested to conform to deadlines established by HUD and to begin the redevelopment of properties as soon as possible.
Fiscal Impact: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute any and all necessary agreements and deeds for conveyance of title of 2 parcels of real property held in the Land Bank pursuant to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program; and to declare an emergency.
Body
Whereas, ordinance 1860-2008 adopted the City's Neighborhood Stabilization Program, authorized the filing of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program application with HUD, and made a substantial amendment to the Consolidated Plan's 2008 Action Plan; and
Whereas, ordinances 0234-2009 and 0136-2009 authorized the Director of the Department of Development to acquire properties under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and the expenditure of funds; and
Whereas, it is necessary to authorize the Development Director, or his designee, to execute any and all documents necessary for conveyance of title in order to convey properties under the NSP Program; and
Whereas, the matter herein constitutes an emergency in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the acquisition of properties and meet deadlines established by the NSP Program, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; Now, Therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development, or his designee, is hereby authorized to execute any and all necessary agreements and deeds to convey title of the following parcels of real estate:
(1)
To: Hilltop Homes, LP
Project: Hilltop Homes, a 50% AMI project
Parcel Number: 010-078014
Address: 575 S. Eureka Avenue
Situated in the City of Columbus, County of Franklin and State of Ohio, and known as being Lot No. 39 of Westland Addition as recorded in Plat Book 18, Page 16, Franklin County Records.
(2)
To: Community Development for All People
Project: Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families
Parcel Number: 010-055296
Address: 740 S. 18th Ave.
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin and in the City of Columbus: Being Lot Number 18 of Theodore H. Butler's Amended Subdivision, as the same is numbered and delineated upon the recorded plat thereof, of record in Plat Book 4, Pages 242 and 243, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio.
Section 2. That for good cause shown, Section 329.29 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, is hereby waived.
Section 3. That Council hereby finds that the selection process utilized in this matter is in accordance with the Land Bank Disposition Process created pursuant to the City's Land Reutilization Program and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, and hereby approves the same.
Section 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.