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Council discusses potential sale of city-owned Glenwood Avenue property; transfer to CIC planned after parceling
Summary
Councilors discussed several city-owned parcels under review and a plan to parcel and transfer a Glenwood Avenue site to the CIC for sale once a pump-station parcel is separated; staff estimated the tract at about 15–16 acres and reported a tentative buyer.
Napoleon — Council members reviewed a staff study of city-owned properties and discussed plans to parcel and transfer a Glenwood Avenue parcel to the Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) for sale once a pump-station parcel is separated.
Council staff said the city reviewed multiple city-owned properties earlier in the year and identified five parcels for possible sale. One parcel previously was parcelled and transferred to CIC, and the CIC continues to look for buyers. Another parcel along Glenwood Avenue — roughly 15 acres (described in the meeting as just under 16 acres) purchased by the city in December 2012 — was discussed as a candidate for sale. Staff said the property is partly wetlands and that an adjacent property owner has expressed interest in purchasing it.
Officials described ongoing site work to assign new parcel numbers. The city said it is parceling off the portion of the Glenwood site that contains a pump station; once the pump-station parcel has its own parcel number, city staff will bring legislation transferring the remaining acreage to the CIC so the CIC can market and sell the property. A staff member told council the city paid $50,000 for the property in 2012; a tentative negotiated price cited during discussion ranged from $5,000 per acre to $15,000 per acre, but the transcript records a correction to $5,000 per acre (about $75,000 total for roughly 15 acres). The transcript did not include a formal sales motion or vote during the meeting.
Council indicated staff could return the item to the Municipal Properties Committee or bring legislation directly to council when parceling and related tasks are complete. No formal direction to sell was recorded; council members asked staff to proceed with parceling and to prepare legislation if council wishes to act later.
Council members and staff flagged wetlands status as a factor that influenced earlier plans to locate a water-treatment facility on the site and as a potential constraint on future uses. Staff advised that the city would need to finalize parcel numbers and complete administrative steps before transfer to CIC and eventual sale.
