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Council holds first reading on surplus property conveyance to Community Improvement Corporation; resident questions CIC role
Summary
Council gave first reading to Ordinance 25‑0870 to convey several city parcels in the Springfield‑Harshman corridor to the Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) for economic development; the manager said a revenue‑sharing agreement exists and a resident voiced concerns about transferring city land to the CIC.
Riverside City Council conducted a first reading Sept. 2 of Ordinance 25‑0870, which would declare certain city parcels surplus and authorize conveyance of the parcels to the Community Improvement Corporation of Riverside (CIC) for economic development purposes. The ordinance was read by title and assigned for a second reading, public hearing and potential adoption at a later meeting.
The City Manager said the parcels identified are generally within the Springfield‑Harshman corridor and that the CIC plans to repurpose them for economic development “to put those parcels back into good productive use.” The manager also said a revenue‑sharing agreement with the CIC is in place so the city would see proceeds when parcels are conveyed.
Resident John Ziegler used the public‑comment period to question the decision to convey city land to the CIC and asked why the city’s development department would cede land to the CIC. Ziegler said he was concerned about prior seed funding to the CIC and questioned the benefit of transferring what he characterized as “prime land.” The mayor and other council members clarified that the item at council that night was a first reading only and had not yet been adopted.
At least one council member and a participant in the meeting clarified the CIC is not a for‑profit group that profits at the city’s expense and described the CIC as a partner that municipalities often use to clear and repurpose vacant, abandoned or tax‑delinquent properties. The meeting record notes the law director attends CIC meetings on the city’s behalf and that Montgomery County examples were cited as successful models for moving properties back into productive use.
No final action to convey property took place; the ordinance will return for further consideration at a designated second reading and public hearing.
