Number
240252
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. STAMPER
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the acquisition of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee(HACM)-owned vacant lot at 1519 North 13th Street and the disposition of this property and the adjacent City-owned vacant lot at 1515 North 13th Street to Milwaukee County, in the 15th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
This resolution will permit the City of Milwaukee to acquire the HACM-owned property and the conveyance of said property and the adjacent City-owned property to Milwaukee County according to the conditions in a Land Disposition Report.
Body
Whereas, Milwaukee County, in a joint venture between the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division and four of the area’s health systems: Advocate Aurora Health, Ascension Wisconsin, Children’s Wisconsin and Froedtert Health, recently completed the adjacent Mental Health Emergency Center that serves as a national model for emergency crisis care; and
Whereas, Milwaukee County is currently constructing a four-story, 60,000 square-foot, $42 million Health and Human Services building that will replace the adjacent Marcia P. Coggs Human Services Center; and
Whereas, In an effort to preserve the current Marcia P. Coggs Human Services building, Milwaukee County issued a Request for Information and has accepted an option to purchase from the Gorman Company for housing that supports Milwaukee County’s mission of providing adequate and quality housing for residents; and
Whereas, Between the two Milwaukee County projects and the effort to preserve the current Marcia P. Coggs Center by converting it to affordable housing, Milwaukee County needs additional surface parking; and
Whereas, Milwaukee County has submitted an unsolicited offer to purchase the vacant lots at 1515 North 13th Street and 1519 North 13th Street as summarized in a Land Disposition Report (“LDR”) a copy of which is attached to this Common Council File; and
Whereas, Section 304-49-7 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances allows the City of Milwaukee (“City”) to accept unsolicited offers to purchase property when the City receives fair compensation, whether monetary or non-monetary; and
Whereas, The Department of City Development (“DCD”) has reviewed Milwaukee County’s offer and has determined that the proposed price represents fair compensation to the City considering the investment in the improvements and the provision of affordable housing at the current Marcia P. Coggs Human Services building; and
Whereas, Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes and as a condition precedent to the sale, lease or transfer of land, the City submits herewith an LDR dated June 13, 2024, a copy of which is attached to this Common Council File, describing the terms and conditions of the proposed sale; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Commissioner of DCD, or designee, is authorized to accept the unsolicited offer to purchase submitted by Milwaukee County for the two City-owned properties as outlined in the LDR; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of DCD, or designee, is authorized to release any deed restrictions that inhibit development, execute required legal documents on behalf of the City and to close the transaction according to the terms of the Land Disposition Report; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the sale proceeds, less sale expenses, shall be credited to the Tax Deficit Fund.
Drafter
DCD:David.Misky:dpm
06/17/24