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Council adopts property‑disposition procedures, issues RFP for a city parcel and approves sale of Divinity Street lot
Summary
The City Council adopted new procedures to guide the real estate committee on city‑owned property disposition, authorized an RFP for Lot 420‑1 Burlington Avenue, and accepted an offer for 86 Divinity Street for $46,000. The new procedures are intended to standardize when the city uses an RFP versus a broker listing.
The City Council adopted written procedures to guide the Real Estate Committee on methods for disposing of city‑owned properties and took two immediate actions under that policy: authorizing a request for proposals (RFP) for a specific parcel and accepting an offer on another city lot.
Councilors voted to adopt the new disposition procedures, which the Real Estate Committee described as a guideline to decide whether the city should use an RFP or work with a real‑estate broker when selling city property. "We have two different processes, an RFP ... and ... putting it in the hands of our real estate broker," said a Real Estate Committee member; the policy is intended to help the committee recommend the most advantageous method for taxpayers.
Under the new procedures the council directed the purchasing agent to issue an RFP for city‑owned Lot 420‑1 Burlington Avenue and to notify abutting property owners of the city's intention to sell. The council specified that the asking price for the parcel would be set by the tax assessor working with the purchasing agent.
Separately, the council accepted an offer to sell city property at 86 Divinity Street (Assessor's Map 28, Lot 11) for $46,000 and authorized the mayor to execute the necessary documents. The Real Estate Committee said multiple offers were received for the Divinity Street parcel and that the selected offer represented a "very strong offer for the city." The motions were approved by voice vote.
Councilors said the new procedural guidance is intended to make the committee's recommendations more consistent and to preserve taxpayer interests when disposing of city‑owned parcels.
