City of Milwaukee - File #: 211081

• File #: 211081
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/2/2021
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 11/23/2021
• Title: Resolution authorizing the sale of the City-owned property at 2461 South 6th Street to its former owner, in the 14th Aldermanic District.
• Sponsors: ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC
• Indexes: CITY PROPERTY, PROPERTY SALES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/1/2021	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/23/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
11/16/2021	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Amy Turim, DCD Real Estate Joanna Polanco, City Clerk's Office Jose Navarro Jr., buyer Benjamin Sheehan, ACTS Housing Ms. Polanco was present as an interpreter.	Pass	5:0
10/26/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
211081
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC
Title
Resolution authorizing the sale of the City-owned property at 2461 South 6th Street to its former owner, in the 14th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
This resolution waives the City buyer policy in 304-49-9-e of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances, that prohibits the sale of City real estate to a buyer whose property has been acquired by property tax foreclosure during the past five years, and authorizes the Department of City Development to sell the City-owned property at 2461 South 6th Street to its former owner.
Body
Whereas, The neighborhood property at 2461 South 6th Street, Tax Key 497-0426-000, (the “Property”) was acquired by the City of Milwaukee (“City”) from Jose Navarro Jr. (“Former Owner”) through in rem property tax foreclosure in November of 2019; and

Whereas, The Former Owner desires to purchase the Property back from the City; and

Whereas, The General Buyer Policies in Milwaukee Code of Ordinances (“MCO”) Section 304-49-9 provide that, “unless otherwise authorized by a vote of the common council,” the City shall not convey a City-owned property to a “party who owned property in the city that, at any time within the past 5 years the city acquired by means of property-tax foreclosure;” and

Whereas, The Common Council of the City of Milwaukee (“Common Council”) desires to authorize the sale of the Property to the Former Owner; and

Whereas, The Former Owner owes the City $16,183.67 in back taxes, interest, penalty charges, and property management expenses; and

Whereas, The Former Owner would like to pay the debt owed to the City and acquire the property; and

Whereas, The Former Owner has been pre-approved for a loan through ACTS Housing to pay the delinquent taxes and fees; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the City by its Department of City Development (“DCD”) is authorized to accept an offer to purchase the Property from the Former Owner, provided that the Form...