HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-12-12 95-37 ORDERDate Rogust 22, 1994 Itam NO. 95-37
Stem/Subject: Directing the City Manager to Withdraw City's
Interest in Acquiring Surplus Mousing Unite
Responsible Department: Community 6 Econ®ic Development Dept.
Commentary:
At a recent workshop, the City Council discussed the issue of
whether to continue to pursue the acquisition of 36 additional
surplus unite at the former Charleston Family Housing Area. These
units would need to be acquired at Fair Market Value which is in
the range of $1 million. no consensus of the Council was that the
City's priority should be the successful operation of the
previously acquired 60 units and the Shelter Plus Care Program. Due
to fiscal and Staff resource limitations, the consensus was that
the City should inform the General Services Administration that
Bangor is no longer interested in this property. The attached
Order formalizes such action. dz
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Assigned to CamNur Popper December 12. 1994
CITY OF BANGOR
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ORDERED,
THAT WHEREAS, in .Tune 1993 the City of Bangor expressed
prelfaimry interest in obtaining some or all of the former
Charleston Family Housing Area from the General Services
Administration and;
WHEREAS, the City was awarded 60 units of such housing
through the provisions of the imxinney Homeless Resistance act and;
WHEREAS, the remaining 36 units of housing can only be
secured through a fair market value payment to the United States
goverment and;
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor is committed to the
successful operation of the previously approved 60 units of housing
and the Shelter Plus Care Progress and;
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor does not have the fiscal or
staff resources to acquire and operate the additional 36 unite.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED THAT the City Manager be
directed to inform the United States General Service Administration
that the City does not wish to acquire. the additional 36 units at
the former Charleston Family Housing Area.
IN CITY COUNCIL
December 12, 1994
Referred to Committee for
Rec ideration
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ORDER
Title, Directing City !onager to Withdraw
City's Interest in Surplus Rousing Units.
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Councilman
Maureen R. Healy, Deputy Director
Office of Real Estate Sales
Federal Property Resources Service
General Services Administration
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building
10 Causeway Street
Roston MA 02222
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FA thia date -
December 5, 1994
Dear Ms. Healy:
This letter is in response to your November 22, 1994 letter
to Mayor Charles Sullivan.
no City has made a preliminary determination that we cannot
support an outlay of $700,000 to purchase this property. We
would like to outline the following possible scenario for your
review and response.
1. The City of Bangor would issue a Request for Proposals
to housing developers for the purpose of soliciting
proposals to develop the 36 remaining Charleston units
into an affordable housing project.
2. The City would select a Tentative Developer based on
certain criteria ouch as compatibility with the City's
transitional housing project and surrounding privately
owned residential uses, the property tas paying status
of the proposal and the projects' relationship to the
affordable housing needs of the community.
3. The Developer would provide the City with a guarantee
of financing to ensure that the City's purchase price
of $700,000 is "taken out" immediately upon the City's
acquisition of the units from GSA.
4. The City would sell the units to the private developer
for housing as described in the selected proposal to
the City.
If we were to undertake such a process, it would likely take
6 months to issue
e an RFP, select a developer and confirm :the
availability of financing from the developer.
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We are planning to ask the City Council to take official
action on whether to pursue acquisition of the 36 units at an
upcoming Council meeting. Could you provide us some feedback as
to whether the above process is acceptable to GSA?
Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have
any questions, please call me or Rodney McKay at -(307) 945-4400,
ext. 211.
ARG/rp
c; "Edward A. Barrett) City Ravager
Rodney G. McKay, Caomunity Dev. Director
Keno/Mealy
Sincerely,
Kenneth R. Gibb
Director