HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Ordinance No. 043ORDINANCE NO. ::1.3
SERIES OF 2012
BY AUTHORlTY
COUNCIL BILL NO. 43
INTRODUCED BY COUNCJJ,
MP.MBER WOODWARD
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SALE ON TliE OPEN MARKET OF THE LAST
PROPERTY THAT WAS PURCHASED AND REHABILn·ATED WITH FUNDS FROM Tiffi
FEDERAL NEIGHBORHOOD ST ABTLIZATION PROGRAM GR.AN T AND FUND 46.
WHF.REAS , the F.nglcwnncl C:ity r.ouncil ap proved Reso lution No. 34, Series of 2009
aulhonzing the City to apply to the Department of Local Affairs, Colorado Division of Housing for
a ponion of Arapahoe County's allocation of U,e Federal Ncigh\>orhood Stabiliz.ition Program
funds (NSP 1 ); and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 3 7, Series of 2009 authorizing the
execution of a contract for Neighborhood Stabili,~tion PrOb'fam grant funding between th e State of
Colorado !Jepanmenl of Local Affairs and the City of Englewood; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 49 , Series of 2009 authorizing the
purchase of tell (10) wlidentificd, single-family, vacant, foreclosed properties locntcd in the
el igible censu.s tracts throughout the City of Englewood to fulfill the NSPI contract with the
Co lorado Dcpanment of Local Affairs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 27, Series of20 JO , authonzing an
amendment to the NSP I con1rac1 budget to purchase up to three (3) additional w,identified single
famil y, vacant . foreclosed properties localed in the elii;ible census tract, lhroughoul lhe City of
Englewood to fulfill the NSPl Contract with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs; and
WHEREAS , the City Council approved Ordinance No. 3, Series of 201 I , authorizing an
amenclmcnt to the NSPl contract bud ge t to purchase two (2) addilional unidentified single family,
vacant, forec losed propertie:, locat ed in the eligible censu s 1rac1s lhrou gho ul the City ofEng)cwoc,d
to fulfill the NSP! Contract with the Co lorado Dcpanmenl of Local Affairs ; and
WHERAS, the Cily Counc il approved Ordinance No. 34, Series of 2011 , authorizing an
ame ndmen t to the NSP l contract budget ,,f purchase up to five (5 ) additional unidentified s ingle
family , vacant , foreclosed propcnics lo, ,cd in the eligible census lrnc1 , throughout the City of
Englewood to fulfill the NSPI Contract with ,he Colorad o Department of Local Affairs; and
WHEREAS , the la st such propeny is almos t ready to be sol<I to priv,lc parties who will secure
lheir own financing ; and
WHEREAS, if an offer to purchase is received from any Cit y employee, their family members,
or any business in which a City emp loyee bas a financial interest, such offer will be submiued to
the E10g lc wood City Council for approva l;
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NOW, THEREFORE, RE IT ORDAINED llY ·1 I-IE CTTY COUNC IL OF Tl-IE C ITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS :
Section I . Approva l is herehy given for the sale on the open market of one prope rt y which
WilS purchma:d anrl rchn hil irn tr~<I w1 1h fund s frnm 1h~ Neighborhond S1nbiliza ti on Program Grant
:11 uJ F111 1d 46 S:i id pro pc11y will be i;n ld I<' priv.11c p:uti cs who s hall s~c urc their m'1n li11 1111dng.
Sectio n :! The fo ll owin g pro perly ii-nu thorizcd lo he sol d cm th e npc.:11 mmkct : 905 West
S1,111ford Avc11uc.
Secti on .1 . The sa le of thi s propert y shall rc,1u irc lhc purcha ser lo agree as foll c ws:
I . All hr·1seholds being se rved must ~ualify under the 1enns of th e NSJ>l Grant.
2. The 1,urchasing household will w1der~o a minimum of 8 hours of HtJD approved
l1rnne ow nership co un seling .
1. Tim purchasing household rnu sl occ upy lhc prop~ny as rt princ ipal residence for :i
minimum of five years.
Scc ti nn 4 . Th e so le price !-hnll be cquri . to or le ss than til e cosls to ;1cqu irc nnd :·C\1c vc lop Lh c
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s,,cti on 5 The sa le proceeds will be reimbur se d 10 the NSP I fund s and l'und 46 upon the
reh abilitation and sale of the forec losed pro!)~rtic s.
~-The Mn yor and th e City Clerk are auth oriicd "' execute the proper ror.n of deed fo r
the convey~rnce or the se riropi;rt ies pursuanl to Sec ti on 72 of the Englewood City Charter.
Intrcxl uct:d, read in fl.ill, and passed on lint rC!ading on the 2nd d:t y of July, 20 12.
Publ:s hcd by Til!c ns n Bill for an Ordinance in the C ity's o ffi cial newspa per on the 6th clay of
July, 2012.
Publ:shed as a Bill fo r an Ordinance on the Ci ty 's offici al we bsite beguuling on the 3rd day of
Jul y, 2012 fo r thi:ty (30) days.
Rea d by title and passed on find reading on the 16th day of Jul y, 2012 .
Puhl 1shed hy title in the C.i ry·~ nf'ficitt l nr.w!-p;,per ;'I!-Orciinan c-c No ~. Serie s of 2012 , 0 11
th e 20th day o f Ju ly , 20 12 .
Publ is hed by title on th e City's ofti c,a l we bsit e bcg innin~ <>n the 18th day of July, 2012 fot witty
(30) Jays.
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I, Loucrishia A Ell is, Ci ty C:lerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is_a J!fe copy of the Ordinance passed on final read ing and published by
title as Ordinance :-lo. ':t;;) Series of 2012.
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date: Agenda Hem : Subject:
Jul y 2, 2012 11 a ii An Ordinance Au :horizi ng the Sale of 905 W
Stan fo rd Ave Funded lh rough the Fe deral
Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grant
Initiated By: Staff Source :
Community D evelopment D epa rtm ent H arold J. Stitt, Senior Planner
Jane t Grimmett, Housing Finan ce Specialist
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
City Council approved Resolution 34 Series of 2009 authorizing staff to app l\' to lh e D epar:rnen t of
Lo cal Affairs, Colorado Divis ion of Housing, fo r a portion of Arapahoe County's allocation of the
fe:leral Neighborhood Stabili1.ation Program funds (NSP I).
City Co uncil approved Ordinance 3 7, Series of 2009 authorizing th e execu ti on of a cont ract for
NSPl grant funding between the Stat e of Colorado Departm en t oi Lo ca l Affairs and th e Cit,, of
Englewood.
City Co un cil ap prcved Ordinance 49, Series of 2009 authorizing the pu rchase of ten uniden tifi ed
single-family vaca nt foreclosed prope rt ies located i n the cligibl~ ce nsus 11 acts throughout the City of
En gle wood t o fulfill th e NSPl con tract wi th th e Colo rad o D epartm ent of, c-c al Affa·rs .
City Council approved Ordinance 15, Series of 2010 auth ori zing the sale of 2198 W . Adriatic Pl,
'.!335 W. Baltic Pl, 2010 W. Baltic Pl , 48 19 S. Delaware St, and 468 1 S )ecatur St #226 funded
th1ougl1 th e NSPl grant
City Council approved Ordinance 27, Se ries of 2010 au th ori zin g an amendment to the NSPl
u111trdL I Uudgcl tu µur ch,l !IC up l o th ree .1 dditiu 11 al unidt!nlifiet: si 11gl e•t J111ily vd ca nt foreclosed
properti es loc,1 1ed in the el igible cens us tr ac ts thr oughout th e Ci ty of Engle,,ood to fuliill the N SP 1
contrac t with th e Col ora d o Department of Loca l Affairs.
City Counc il app rove d Ordinance 49 , Se ries of 2010 auth o rizing th e sale of 22 15 W Wesley Ave,
3395 W Grand Av e, 4 744 S Galapago St, 3 102 W Radcl iff Dr, 2159 W Vassar Ave, and 3 115 S
Acurlld SI iL111d~u 1l11uugh th e NSPl grant
City Council approved Ordinance :J 4, Se rie s oi :iO I I , autho rizing an amendment to the NSP 1
cu11l1d t.::l buUg,d to purd1d~~ uµ lo fi ve aUtli tiu1 1a l unid e11 tifit:!tl ~i11gle -fa rnily vacan t fo red osed
properti es located in the efigible cen sus tra cts through out the City of Englewood to fulfill the N SP 1
contra ct with the Colorado D epartm ent of Local Affairs .
City Co uncil approved Ordinance 65, Se ries of 20 1 1 authorizing th e s,le of 2293 W Baltic Pl , 2295
W Baltic Pl, 4101 S Cherok ee St, 45 85 S Julian St, 4825 S D ela ware St, and 2320 W Harvard Ave
fu nded t hro u gh th e NSPl grant ;
RECOMMENDED ACTION
StaH rr:-c om 1nt•nds that Coun ci l approve a Rill for Ordin ;m ce au thor i1i nr, rhe si\l e cf nne si ngl e
{an,;ly resid er1cc located .11 905 W Stanford Ave.
llACKGKOUND, ANAI.YS IS, ANU Al.l"El<NAIW ES IUfNlll-lf.U
In WOB, th: Fede r.,I govcmrne11 t p assed the H o usi ng ancl Eumurni c R~covery /\c t IHER/1). HERA
appl'o pri.1t cd $3 .92 billion 11atio11 ,1lly for the Neighborho od St,1 biH zation Prour;,m \N SP l) 10 1-11p pnrl
the .1cqt1ii;iti on, rch;,bi li t;itio n, or demoli ti on of (or eclo!:ed .-md .:tban doned properti es . Th e
Culorc1do D epar tmen1 ol Loc,d A if,1 i1 s thr ough the Divisio n o:' I IC111si:1g rece iv ed a tot.i i $J 7 C)
rn illi on in NS Pt f1111d ".
In Ma rch 200Y, th e Community D evelopment clepar tmcnt subm illed an applica ti o n to th e Slate as
auth o ri zed for NSPl fu ndi ng fo r Proj ect Rebuild . Pr oject Rebu i:d was award ed a total of
S 1,753,379.00 by th e Stale Housing Board lo purcha se, reha bi litate , and ,,,11 ioreclosed sin 3le-
fo mdy properties in eli gi ble ce nsus tr.1 cl s lf)C,Jt cd thr ougho,ll th e Cit y of r:nslewood. In Sc pt crnbc r,
COlllKil appH;,v e d e11t eting i111 0 c111 ,1g1eeme 11 1 wi1 h the State frn NSP I fund in g.
The NS Pl co ntract requ i:-cs th e pur chase, rehabilitati on, and resa le of ii maximum t\.ve 11ty
h omeownership units Curre11tly the last home lcc;ited al 905 W Sta nford Ave has h een p ur ch ase d
,mrJ is in the he.ginni ng star,P.s nf b ei n~ reh,1hhed . This property -.ill soon be lvail ablP. t n sell tn an
el i3 ible owner/occupi ed b11)•er . No LTAR funds are be inr, used in th e re ha bil1 tJtic n of this properly .
Seuiu11 72 or the H u111e Rui c C hd1le 1 1e4uilc::. tha t 1ei.1I p1upe11y 111ay h~ :t old , I.Jut o nly by u1di u.t nc~.
n o t usi ng th e ernerge ncy provision. Ea ch propert y acquired ior Proje ct Reb uild will be bro ught before
Council as soon as possib le lo re ceive approv;il to sell e,c'1 pro perly lo el igi ble buyers. This w ill
maximize the ma rk eti ng effo rt s. Th is process w ill exp ed1t11 tb e subseque nt sa ie and clos ing or th e
propert y.
If ~,n offe r to plir chMse is received from any Citv emp loyee , th eit famil y members, or any busine ss in
v.:,ich a C it y emp loyee ha s a fi nancial int ereSI , such o'fer will be sub mitt ed 10 the Eng lewood C ity
Counci l lor approv,,I.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Exh.1i11 g Commu11 i1 y Oev e lopmen 1 s1,1U h,1s 1he requi 1~d e:\pcrfo,e l o se ll the p1ope 11y In an eli gib le
b uyer All ma rke ting expenses w ill be cove red by fund s pr ovi ded bv the NSPl grant. ,\t this t ime,
.,II ne t proceeds lrom lhe sa le of this prope rty will be re imbu rse d 10th~ Stal e ol Color,1do as
program in come as requir ed b y t!,e contrac t until all houses ar e so ld o r tl1e p rogr,1m expires M arch
rn , 201 .1 .
LIS T OF ATTACHMENTS
Bill for Ordinance