City of Milwaukee - File #: 100632

• File #: 100632
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/21/2010
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/12/2010
• Title: Resolution authorizing the sale of the City-owned vacant lots at 2472 and 2476 North 5th Street, in the Bronzeville Tax Incremental District, to Northcott Neighborhood House, Inc. for residential construction, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
• Sponsors: ALD. COGGS
• Indexes: CITY PROPERTY, HOUSING, PROPERTY SALES, TAX INCREMENTAL DISTRICTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/21/2010	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/12/2010	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
10/5/2010	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals present: Yves LaPierre - Dept. of City Development Tony Curry - project director for Northcott Neighborhood House site supervisor also present (no name given) Ald. Milele Coggs	Pass	5:0
9/28/2010	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/21/2010	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
100632
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
060403
Sponsor
ALD. COGGS
Title
Resolution authorizing the sale of the City-owned vacant lots at 2472 and 2476 North 5th Street, in the Bronzeville Tax Incremental District, to Northcott Neighborhood House, Inc. for residential construction, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
This resolution revises the method of sale of multiple neighborhood properties according to the conditions in a Land Disposition Report pursuant to Section 304-49-7, Milwaukee Code of Ordinances.
Body
Whereas, By adoption of File No. 060403 on November 14, 2006, the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee authorized the sale of vacant lots in the Bronzeville Tax Incremental District (“TID”) No. 59 to parties who would build and occupy single-family homes as a means to strengthen owner-occupancy in the neighborhood surrounding the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District; and

Whereas, Northcott Neighborhood House, Inc. (“Northcott”) has offered to build two single-family homes on a speculative basis through its Youthbuild Program and to sell the homes to owner-occupants after construction; and

Whereas, Northcott has submitted an unsolicited offer to purchase for the City-owned vacant lots at 2472 and 2476 North 5th Street, in the Bronzeville TID boundary, for construction of two homes, as summarized in a Land Disposition Report, 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, In addition to providing affordable homeownership opportunities, sale of these lots to Northcott will allow the organization to teach home construction skills through the Youthbuild Program; and

Whereas, The Department of City Development (“DCD”) recommends revising the Bronzeville vacant lots sales progr...