Ordinance Committee approves list of city lots for sale and plans Habitat for Humanity agreement for Vernon Street parcel

The Ordinance Committee of Mount Pleasant City approved a staff-prepared list of city-owned residential lots for disposal and directed staff to solicit bids to sell the properties.

Gary Shahan, listed among the meeting attendees, prepared the list that the committee reviewed, according to the minutes. The record says the committee voted to approve the list and instructed staff to take “the next steps to let bids sell the lots.” The minutes do not specify who moved or seconded the motion, nor do they record a vote tally.

The committee also asked staff to work with Habitat for Humanity to develop a purchase agreement template for a lot on Vernon Street, the minutes say. The record does not say whether the Vernon Street lot will be set aside exclusively for a Habitat project or what terms the committee envisions; additional details were not included in the provided text.

The minutes list the committee membership present at the meeting and note one or more absentees but do not record further discussion, dates for advertisement, or deadlines. The committee’s direction was procedural: staff were instructed to begin the public bidding process and to return with documents or recommendations as the process proceeds.

Next steps: staff are to solicit bids to sell the approved lots and to return to the committee with recommended purchase agreement language and any proposed sale terms; the minutes do not give a schedule for those follow-up items.