Agenda Item # 1
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
March 13, 2007
Agenda Report # 110
TO: Mayor and Councilors
SUBJECT: Warren Avenue Property Disposal
INITIATED BY: Department of Community Reinvestment
Recommendation: Approval is requested to declare 1333 Warren Avenue a/k/a 004
002 004 located between Broadway and Warren Avenue, a triangular strip of land,
as surplus, advertise and sell said property in accordance with Section 7-501
of the City Code in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia and HUD regulations.
(see attached map).
Background: The property at 1333 Warren Avenue a/k/a 004 002 004 was purchased
with CDBG funds on August 10, 1994 for $40,400. Since the acquisition, the
property has been utilized as a parking lot. A Warranty Deed conveyed 1333
Warren Avenue a/k/a 004 002 004 to the City of Columbus, Georgia from the
Housing Authority in 1998. Said property consists of approximately 15,858 +/-
square feet.
Analysis: The City no longer needs 1333 Warren Avenue a/k/a 004 002 004 for
parking purposes. The property is appropriately suited for development.
Financial Considerations: The property was purchased from CDBG funds. The
property will be disposed in accordance with HUD regulations and the City
Charter. Disposing of CDBG property is an eligible activity under 24 CFR
570.201(b) provided that the property will be used to meet a national objective
of the CDBG program.
Legal Considerations: Council must declare property surplus and approve the
execution of a Quit Claim Deed. Transfer will be subject to reservation of all
existing utility easements of, known and unknown.
Recommendations: Approve the attached Resolution declaring 1333 Warren Avenue
a/k/a 004 002 004 located between Broadway and Warren Avenue, a triangular
strip of land, as surplus and authorize the City Manager to dispose of said
property in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.
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