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Council committee moves three city property items — two parcels and an RV disposition amendment — to consent agenda
Summary
Planning Director Stacy Carr asked committees to approve sale of two city parcels (0107733, 0115521) for $1 each and to allow an amended disposition option for a Mobile Response Center RV (sell or donate under HUD rules); committees voted to place the items on the consent agenda.
Planning Director Stacy Carr presented three requests to committees regarding city-owned property: (1) sale of parcel 0107733 near Wooster and 14th Street to David Luciano for $1; (2) disposition of the Mobile Response Center RV (purchased with CDBG funds) with staff asking the committee to add 'donate' language to allow donation to a nonprofit if the RV’s fair market value is under $10,000 per HUD rules; and (3) sale of parcel 0115521 (former Rite Aid at Wooster and 31st Street) to Monogram Development LLC (Dave Thompson) for no more than $1.
Carr said the lot for Luciano had been vacant for more than a decade and that the buyer intends to use it for parking, patio or green space to support a new restaurant. On the RV, Carr explained HUD guidance: if the resale value is under $10,000 the city may donate the asset to a nonprofit; if it is over $10,000 it must be sold. "If it is worth $10,000 or less ... according to HUD guidelines ... we have the opportunity to donate it," Carr said. Councilors asked staff to add language to the committee motion to allow sale "and/or donate to a nonprofit," which committee members approved and then moved to the consent agenda.
On the former Rite Aid parcel, Carr reported the city had leased the parking area to the tenant for about 15 years for a nominal fee; the proposed buyer said they would preserve a historical placard on the site. Committees approved motions to send all three items to the council consent agenda.
Why it matters: the items are procedural but affect downtown property use, clarify federal compliance for CDBG-funded assets, and reduce city maintenance responsibilities on small vacant parcels. The items were placed on the consent agenda and later adopted by full council.
