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County Administrator's Report 13. 3.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	06/22/2017
Issue: Surplus and Sale of Escheated and Foreclosed Properties Located in Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5
From:	Stephan Hall
Department:	Asst County Administrator
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Surplus and Sale of Escheated and Foreclosed Properties Located in Districts 1, 2, 4, and 5 - Stephan Hall, Budget Manager, Management and Budget Services

That the Board take the following action concerning the surplus and sale of escheated and foreclosed properties located in Districts 1, 2, 4, and 5:

A. Declare surplus all escheated or foreclosed properties (not previously designated as surplus) located in Districts 1, 2, 4, and 5, that are determined not to be needed for County purposes;

B. Authorize the sale of each property to the bidder with the highest offer received at or above the minimum bid, which will be set at the current value assessed by the Property Appraiser, in accordance with Section 46.134 of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances;

C. Authorize staff to offer these properties for sale via online public auction, adjacent owner sale, or any other process statutorily available; and

D. Authorize the County Attorney's Office to prepare and the Chairman to sign all documents necessary to complete the sale of these properties, without further action of the Board.

BACKGROUND:

The County currently has 315 escheated and foreclosed properties covering 5 commission districts. The majority of these properties were acquired through tax deeds, the remainder by foreclosure. Some of the parcels are right-of-ways, small strips or pieces of wasteland, landlocked parcels, submerged or unplottable parcels, or have other encroachment issues. The remainder are parcels that are either buildable or parcels that could potentially enhance other adjacent property.

The Board previously placed a moratorium on the sale of these County-owned lots. Pursuant to Board's discussion during the Safe Neighborhood Sidewalk Plan presentation at its May 11, 2017 Committee of the Whole Workshop, the Board chose to free up any of these properties (with the exception of any property located in District 3), that are not needed for County purposes, and to allow them to be offered for sale so that they may be placed back on the tax rolls. It is in the best interest of the County to sell any of the parcels that are not deemed to be necessary for current or future County projects.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

Sale of these properties will provide revenue for the General Fund.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

All legal documents will be approved as to form and legal sufficiency by the County Attorney's Office prior to execution by the Chairman. The purchaser(s) will pay all closing costs.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

Escambia County Ordinance, Section 46.134.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

N/A

Attachments
Escheated and Foreclosed Properties in Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5