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November 9,
2009
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Agenda
Item No. 55 Roll
Call No. 09-
Communication No. 09-784 Submitted by:
Matthew Anderson, Economic Development Administrator, and Jeb E.
Brewer, P.E., City Engineer |
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AGENDA HEADING:
Resolution establishing fair market value and authorizing
voluntary acquisition of property located at 4315 S.E. 14th Street
from Phyllis and Harold Rogers for the S.E. 14th Street and Army
Post Road Revitalization Project for $210,000.
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend Council approval of fair market value and authorization
to acquire. This action establishes fair
market value and authorizes voluntary acquisition of property located at 4315
S.E. 14th Street. This action
is required to authorize the purchase of this property from Phyllis and Harold
Rogers, 1238 Carrie Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50315-3429. This is a voluntary acquisition of a mobile
home park that consists of 2.6 acres
and has been appraised at $210,000 for a total fee acquisition. Currently, the property
contains 20 mobile homes, only nine of which are currently occupied with
month-to-month leases. The 11
unoccupied mobile homes cannot be occupied in their current condition and are
slated for demolition by the current owner.
The current owner will be responsible to terminate the remaining leases,
relocate the nine tenants, and demolish the existing 20 mobile home structures
at owners expense prior to closing. Acquisition of this property will allow for
future redevelopment of this section of the S.E. 14th Street
corridor. Revitalization plans focus on
working with developers and the local business community to encourage
redevelopment of this site, as well as additional vacant and underutilized
sites on SE 14th Street, to provide economic stabilization and enhancement
of the corridor.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Amount:
$210,000
Funding
Source:
Economic Development Enterprise Fund, Project OPR183, Fund SP743,
Organization CMO980717.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
On July 28, 2008, by Roll Call No.
08-1372, the City Council authorized the City Manager to work in cooperation
with Polk County and Neighborhood Development Corporation (NDC) to research
potential redevelopment of the mobile home park property located at 4315 S.E.
14th Street. After several
months of research and investigation, NDC has determined that this property
does not fit the parameters of the types of properties and locations that are
part of their mission. The owners of the
mobile home park property have advised the City that their ownership of the
property is no longer financially feasible and that they are planning to
terminate the remaining leases in order to close the mobile home park. As units have become vacant over the past
year, the owners have not reoccupied them due to poor conditions and significant
repairs required by City building codes.
In lieu of making costly repairs, several mobile homes have been
demolished and several more units are currently slated for demolition by the
owners.
The owners, at their sole expense, will be responsible for
terminating the leases and relocating the remaining nine tenants from the
property prior to closing. The owner, at
their sole expense, will also be responsible for demolition and removal of the
mobile homes located on the property prior to closing. Although the tenants are only entitled to a
30 day written notice to terminate their month-to-month-leases, the City will
require the owner to give the tenants at least 90 days written notice to
terminate the leases, which shall not be delivered to the tenants prior to
January 4, 2010. The City will also
provide advisory assistance to the owner and the tenants with their search to
find suitable replacement housing. After
closing on the purchase of this property, the City will have some minor grading,
seeding and interim maintenance costs until the property is sold for redevelopment.
The SE 14th corridor is
currently a mixed landscape, with a combination of long-term businesses and new
development, but also numerous vacant lots, dilapidated buildings, and
underutilized sites. This fragmented
nature, combined with significant shifts in the retail market in the Des Moines
Metro area, has prompted a concentrated review of the role of the SE 14th
corridor for the south side, the City of Des Moines, and the region. The history of this area has been that a
consistent primary and secondary market existed to support the substantial
amount of retail square footage along the corridor. As that condition has shifted with the
development of numerous additional retail centers through the Metro, the need
has increased to actively encourage planned economic redevelopment along SE 14th
to stabilize and enhance the corridor.
Neighborhood organizations and business
interests along the SE 14th corridor have participated in detailed
studies on potential revitalization strategies for the area, and these
contributions of time and input have been incorporated into redevelopment
planning efforts. Following completion
of the tasks associated with the acquisition of the Rogers property, staff will
continue work on the finalization and implementation of the redevelopment
plans.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date:
July 28, 2008
Roll Call Number: 08-1372
Action: Authorizing the City
Manager to work in cooperation with Polk County and Neighborhood Development
Corporation to research potential redevelopment of property at 4315 SE 14th
Street. (Council
Communication No. 08-460) Moved by Meyer to adopt. Motion Carried 7-0.
Date:
July 9, 2007
Roll Call Number: 07-1320
Action: Receive, file and refer to the City Manager a
letter from the SE 14th Street Steering Committee regarding
priorities and actions for revitalizing the SE 14th Street Corridor. Moved by Meyer to approve and to refer to the City Manager for action,
as appropriate. Motion Carried 7-0.
Date:
July 9, 2007
Roll Call Number: 07-1321
Action: Receive, file and refer to the City Manager a
letter from the Ward 4 Mobile Home Park Committee regarding review of issues
related to mobile home parks in the ward. Moved by Meyer
to approve and to refer to the City Manager for action, as appropriate.
Motion Carried 7-0.
BOARD/COMMISSION ACTION(S):
NONE
ANTICIPATED ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS: NONE
For more information on this and other agenda items,
please call the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office
on the second floor of City Hall,