HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Allocation of money to ACCESS after acceptance of purchase offer to buy property RESOLUTION NO. 16-068
RESOLUTION APPROVING ALLOCATION TO ACCESS AFTER ACCEPTANCE OF
ITS PURCHASE OFFER FOR PROPERTY THAT MEETS ZONING REQUIREMENTS
AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANT
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, staff recently met with the ACCESS director and a board member to discuss
the scattered sites model and how it relates to the City's Zoning Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, the shelter use is classified as a Social Services Provider, and the Zoning
Ordinance only allows facilities for Social Services Providers to occur in Residential High Density
(RH),Residential Medium Density(RM),Floating Suburban Residential Medium Density(FSRM)
areas, or the South Lincoln Mixed Use District; 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; and,
WHEREAS,once ACCESS has identified a property that meets the zoning requirements for
use by a Social Services Provider,a check can be issued to the ACCESS to use toward the purchase
of the new property,which will include a restrictive use covenant agreement to be recorded against
the property similar to the two previous covenants for the Duff and Lynn properties.
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`h day of February, 2016.
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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.