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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Authorization of sale of ACCESS Property on Lynn Avenue RESOLUTION NO. 16-067 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SALE OF ACCESS PROPERTY ON LYNN AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, in 1984, the City utilized $80,000 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)funds to purchase and rehabilitate a property on Duff Avenue to be used as an emergency shelter on behalf of the Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support(ACCESS); and, WHEREAS,the granting of the funds included a restrictive covenant whereby the property could not be sold without approval of the City and the $80,000 initial investment would need to be repaid to the City; and, WHEREAS, in March 2004,the City Council approved a request from ACCESS to sell its property on Duff Avenue and reinvest the $80,000 in the purchase of a larger facility on Lynn Avenue with the same restrictive covenant; and, WHEREAS, ACCESS is now seeking permission to sell the Lynn Avenue property in compliance with the restrictive covenant, which will result in the repayment of the $80,000 to the City; additionally,ACCESS is requesting that the City Council commit to reinvestment of$80,000 into a new property; and, WHEREAS, ACCESS desires to transition from a single shelter location to operation of a "scattered sites"model,and under this model,its emergency housing needs would be met in several separate locations (these locations would not include its staff or administrative offices); and, WHEREAS, the first step in its new model is to sell the current facility, and ACCESS has accepted an offer for the purchase of its property located on Lynn Avenue in the amount of$1.12 million; and, WHEREAS,ACCESS would like to close on the sale of the property within the next week, but will maintain possession of the property until August 2016 and would look for new sites between February and August; and, WHEREAS, ACCESS has indicated as a first priority that it would like to acquire two to three residential properties (two duplexes and a single-family dwelling) within the City limits of Ames; and, WHEREAS, at this time, ACCESS has not identified any property which it would like to purchase,therefore,the $80,000 will have to be repaid to the City at the closing on the property on Lynn Avenue. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that authorization for ACCESS to sell its current property on Lynn Avenue is hereby approved, contingent upon ACCESS repaying the City of Ames $80,000 upon completion of the sale. ADOPTED THIS 9`'day of February, 2016. C 11"R- .1ii-A-1 A. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Nelson Voting aye: Betcher, Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9"'day of February, 2016.