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Council approves transfer of Highland lot to Habitat for Humanity (first reading/adoption vote)
Summary
Council considered an ordinance authorizing transfer of a 0.23-acre lot at 457 Bethlehem Drive in the Highland neighborhood to Habitat for Humanity; staff said Habitat plans a 4-bedroom home and has already started construction on other scattered-site homes. Council moved and voted to transfer the site; no roll-call tally was provided in the transcript.
City staff presented an ordinance (first reading) authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement transferring a vacant lot in the Highland neighborhood to Habitat for Humanity.
A staff speaker explained the lot at 457 Bethlehem Drive is about 0.23 acres and that Habitat intends to build a four‑bedroom home for a large family as part of a nine‑home scattered-site program; staff said construction has begun on other scattered sites and that Raymond Davis, executive director of Habitat, was expected to present to the council on Aug. 24. "Staff is requesting approval of transfer of 1 vacant lot to Habitat for Humanities," the staff presentation said.
Council asked for clarification about how many Habitat homes are already in the city; staff estimated there are "probably about 6" scattered throughout and noted one completed and one under construction in the cluster discussed tonight. A councilmember later said there are 162 Habitat homes in total in the broader service area (city/county), thanking the organization for its partnership. The council entertained a motion to adopt the ordinance to transfer the site, received a second, and approved the motion by voice vote on the record; the transcript does not include a roll-call tally by name.
