Explanation
Background: One property currently held in the Land Bank is approved for disposition. In order to complete the transfer, authorization is needed for the Director of the Department of Development to execute any and all agreements and deeds for conveyance of such real property. 859-861 S. 18th Street (010-049951) will be sold to Community Development for All People (CD4AP) to renovate the existing structure from a two-family dwelling to a single family dwelling. CD4AP will use Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 funds to perform the renovation and will sell the renovated structure to NSP 2 eligible homeowners. The property will be transferred by deeds and recorded in the Official Records of the County Recorder's Office.
Fiscal Impact: No funding is required for this legislation. The City may first recover reimbursement of any and all expenses incurred on account of the acquisition, administration, management, maintenance and disposition of such land and such other expenses of the program as the City may apportion to such land from the sale proceeds.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to expedite the transfer of the property to allow the developer to immediately commence rehabilitation in order to meet program deadlines and reduce further deterioration of the structure.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute any and all necessary agreements and deeds for conveyance of title of one parcel of real property (859-861 S. 18th St.) held in the Land Bank pursuant to the Land Reutilization Program; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, ordinance 1860-2008 adopted the City's Neighborhood Stabilization Program, authorized the filing of the City's Neighborhood Stabilization Program application with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, 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 expend funds and acquire properties under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program; and
WHEREAS, a proposal for the sale of one parcel which has been acquired pursuant to Section 5722.06 for this program meet the Land Reutilization Program's Disposition Policies and Guiding Principles and has been approved; and
WHEREAS, the property will be sold at no less than fair market value in conformity with Ohio Revised Code Section 5722.07, competitive bidding is not required; and
WHEREAS, under 5722.07 "fair market value" means the appraised value of the nonproductive land made with reference to any redevelopment and reutilization restrictions that may be imposed by the electing subdivision as a condition of sale or as may otherwise be applicable to such land.
WHEREAS, in order to complete the transfer of such property to the purchaser, authority is needed for the Director of the Department of Development to execute any and all necessary agreements and deeds of conveyance for the real property; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Land Redevelopment Office in that it is immediately necessary to convey title of said parcel of real estate to expedite the transfer in order to reduce further deterioration of the structure and to immediately commence rehabilitation, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to execute any and all necessary agreements and deeds to convey title of the following parcel of real estate to Community Development for All People:
PARCEL NUMBER: 010-049951
ADDRESS: 859-861 S. Eighteenth St, Columbus, Ohio 43206
USE: Homeownership
Situated in the County of Franklin City of Columbus and State of Ohio, and being described as follows:
Being Lot No. Two Hundred Fifty-eight (258) of Swayne's Addition to said City as the same is numbered and delineated upon the recorded plat thereof, of record in Plat Book 2, page 35, 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.