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Conveyance of Surplus Real Property to the City of Durham for Affordable Housing
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Date of BOCC Meeting: June 10, 2019
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to authorize the conveyance of County-owned parcels to the City of Durham for the purpose of developing affordable housing, pursuant to the Revised Durham County Policy for Conveying County-owned Surplus Property and the Interlocal Agreement Between Durham County and the City of Durham. The properties are: 1510 Angier Avenue, 711 Belgreen Rd, 2604 East Main Street, 1300 Fleetwood Street and 1413 Sedgefield Street.
In November 2018, the Board approved the Revised Durham County Policy for Conveying County-owned Surplus Property, which requires that suitable parcels be offered to the City of Durham for the provision of affordable housing. In February 2019, City Council approved the Interlocal Agreement that sets forth the agreement between the parties to meet the requirements and intent of the County policy.
Per the policy, County staff presented to the City a list of parcels available for conveyance and asked that they confirm their intention to accept the parcels, pending Board approval, or decline. City staff have concluded their due diligence and have indicated their agreement to accept conveyance of five (5) parcels. To complete these conveyances, the Board must first authorize the Manager to convey the parcels pursuant to the policy and the statutory authority upon which it is based.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: The attached policy supports Strategic Goal 1 "Community Empowerment and Enrichment, Strategy 1.3.D on affordable housing, as well as Goal 5 "Accountable, Efficient and Visionary Government."
Resource Persons: Nancy Mitchell, Sr. Real Estate Officer; Peri Manns, Deputy Director of Engineering and Environmental Services; Jane Korest, Division Manager Open Space and Real Estate
County Manager's Recommendation: The County Manager recomme...
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