Columbus Consolidated Government
Land Bank Authority
Board Meeting Minutes
June 5, 2013
10:00 a.m.
A meeting of the Land Bank Authority Board was held on June 5, 2013 in the
Deputy City Manager?s Conference Room at the CCG Annex Building.
Members Present: Steve Anthony Justin Krieg
Carson Cummings Susan Cooper
Lance Hemmings
Absent: Thomas Gristina Tammy Mayer
Also Present: Mark McCollum Deborah Meadows
Amy Carbajal Lenora Smith
Call to Order/Establish Quorum
Board Chair Justin Krieg called the meeting to order. A quorum was present.
Approval of Minutes March, April, May 2013
Board Member Lance Hemmings made a motion to approve the March, April, May,
2013 Minutes as presented. Board Member Carson Cummings seconded the motion.
The motion passed.
Financial Update
Board Chair Justin Krieg reported that the balance of Land Bank funds remains
the same.
Review/Discussion from Worksession Tour April 10, 2013
Everyone agreed the work session tour the Land Bank Authority took on April
10th was very successful in determining areas for future property acquisition.
NSP Funding (Neighborhood Stabilization Program)
There is potential for the Land Bank Authority to take advantage of some
program income from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds. The NSP
funds are Federal money that was invested in the community. Money has come back
to the City and needs to be reinvested within the City with some stipulations.
The Land Bank Authority has the authority and ability to tap into those funds
for property acquisition, some stabilization and some maintenance in specific
areas. There are specific properties that we can use those funds for.
Cathy Williams from NeighborWorks Columbus made a suggestion to Amy Carbajal,
Community Reinvestment Director, to have NeighborWorks Columbus assist in the
rehabilitation process of any Land Bank Authority property acquisitions through
the Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds. The Land Bank Authority would
acquire the property then turn it over to NeighborWorks Columbus to do the
rehabilitation work.
Land Bank Authority Board Meeting
June 5, 2013
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Board Chair Justin Krieg, suggested that Cathy Williams come to our next Board
Meeting in July. The general consensus was that it would be beneficial to the
Board. Board Chair Justin Krieg said he would get in touch with her and invite
her to the next meeting.
5836 Pratt Avenue
Board Chair Justin Krieg hired a maintenance contractor to cleanup the yard as
best as possible, considering the condition of the property. The interior of
the house is in very poor condition with a great amount of debris and trash
that needs to be completely removed before any other cleanup can take place
inside. After a great deal of discussion, the Board agreed that after the
interior debris is removed, the inside should be basically gutted and taken
down to the bare studs. The property will then be put on the market to sell to
a low-moderate income homeowner or to an investor for rehabilitation with the
end user being either a low-moderate income renter or homeowner.
Determination was made by the Board that the locks need to be re-keyed, all
debris and trash removed from inside, carpet torn up and removed and possibly
after an evaluation of the condition, a screened-in back porch taken down. The
Board discussed how much money they felt it would take to proceed in the
cleanup. The amount of $5,000 was determined to be the maximum that should be
spent. Board Chair Justin Krieg and Board Member Steve Anthony will go to the
property to make a final evaluation then get estimates before any funds are
spent for the work.
Board Member Susan Cooper made a motion to accept the $5,000 as the limit of
what should be spent for a locksmith, interior cleanup, and possible removal of
the screened-in porch with the authorization to move forward and hire the
workers needed once the final evaluation is complete. Board Member Steve
Anthony seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Hannan Elementary Garden/Neighborhood Connection
Two or 3 of the properties owned by the Land Bank Authority in the East
Highlands area are vacant lots with small shotgun houses on them. The Board
would like to give those lots to the School District. The lots could be turned
into a garden or used as an access point for the school with a gated fenced
grass area with a few trees planted.
Board Member Lance Hemmings will contact Laurie Watt and Hannaan Elementary
School for their input on the lots.
Old/New Business
The next Land Bank Authority Board Meeting will be on Wednesday, July 3, 2013
at 10:00 a.m.
Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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