DEPARTMENT: Center City Development and Operations Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
Sale and disposition of surplus property at 114 Henry owned by the Office of Urban Redevelopment San Antonio ("OUR SA").
SUMMARY:
Consideration of an Ordinance authorizing the sale and disposition of an OUR SA-owned surplus property at 114 Henry, in City Council District 1, to Raul Ibarra, Jr. for the sum of $5,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The OUR SA owned surplus property located at 114 Henry is legally described as Lot 21, Block, NCB 6684, City of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The property consists of 0.0459 acres (2,000 square feet) and is 20' by 80'. The property was acquired by the Urban Renewal Agency for the City of San Antonio in 1996 and has remained vacant since that time. The current 2016 BCAD value is $2,860.
The property has been advertised in City-wide publications and has been canvassed through the proper departments as required by the Urban Renewal Statute and Board of Commissioners.
ISSUE:
On April 28, 2016, OUR SA staff received a bid of $5,000 from Mr. Raul Ibarra, Jr. for the vacant property located at 114 Henry. The surplus property is adjacent to Mr. Ibarra's property, and his plans are to expand his side yard.
OUR SA is seeking approval of the sale of 114 Henry to Raul Ibarra Jr. The property is considered surplus and too small for the development of a new single family home. The property is currently requiring clean up maintenance on a regular basis. It is underutilized and creating no value for the neighborhood or the City of San Antonio.
The Planning Commission approved the disposition of this property on August 10, 2016.
ALTERNATIVES:
The City Council may elect not to approve the sale of this property and OUR SA will continue to maintain the vacant and underutilized property.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The net funds from the sale of 114 Henry will be considered CDBG program funds and ...
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