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City to convey senior-center building to Neighborhood Health Association with 20-year covenant; council sets first reading
Summary
The city proposed conveying 940 South Avenue to Neighborhood Health Association for a nominal dollar with a 20-year restriction to require continued community-service use; the council set a first reading and requested neighborhood notification. NHA said it plans to continue senior-focused medical and social services.
City housing officials asked the council on Nov. 12 to authorize a real-estate purchase-and-sale agreement conveying city-owned property at 940 South Avenue (Old South End) to Neighborhood Health Association (NHA) for a nominal dollar, accompanied by a 20-year restrictive covenant and a perpetual easement.
Director Rosalind Clemens told council the city has leased the facility to NHA since about 2005 and has spent operating and capital dollars on the building in recent years (staff cited roughly $48,000 in operating costs since 2023 and about $38,000 in capital improvements over the last two years). Clemens said the city will fund a new roof through the CDBG program (presenter cited a CDBG investment of about $250,000) before turning the facility over to NHA.
Donnie Miller, CEO of Neighborhood Health Association, described a service model for seniors at the site and said the center addresses complex needs including homelessness, food insecurity and access to specialty care. "This Monday, we served 3 seniors who were living in their cars in the parking lot," Miller said, explaining the center's social-service role.
Council members asked whether surrounding residents had been notified and whether deed restrictions protect the community-use purpose; staff said there had been no neighborhood meetings yet and affirmed the 20-year restriction preventing non-community-service uses. Councilwoman Jones said she would schedule the item for first reading to allow district notification and further questions from the council member representing the affected area.
What happens next: The item will return for first reading and further community engagement and documentation of the restrictive covenant will be provided to council.
