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County Administrator's Report 10. 5.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	08/16/2018
Issue: Acquisition of Real Property for Erress Boulevard and Diego Circle Blight Reduction Project
From:	Tonya Gant
Department:	Neighborhood & Human Svcs
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Acquisition of Real Property for Erress Boulevard and Diego Circle Blight Reduction Project - Tonya Gant, Neighborhood & Human Services Department Director

That the Board take the following action regarding the acquisition of six real properties located in the Westernmark and Valencia Arms Subdivisions for the Erress Boulevard and Diego Circle Blight Reduction Project:

A. Authorize the purchase of the following real properties for the appraised values as indicated below:

Parcel ID	Property Owner	Address	Approximate Parcel Size	Appraised Value
09-2S-30-0550-000-050	Allen L. & Brenda Janssen	121 Diego Circle	.0605	$18,000
09-2S-30-0550-000-048	Allen L. & Brenda Janssen	125 Diego Circle	.0382	$15,000
09-2S-30-0550-000-046	Allen L. & Brenda Janssen	129 Diego Circle	.0382	$13,000
09-2S-30-0550-000-039	Jacenta L. Walker	155 Diego Circle	.1058	$13,000
09-2S-30-0550-000-037	Calvary Christian Center, Inc.	161 Diego Circle	.0364	$14,000
09-2S-30-1000-072-008	Darryl D. & Prudence Y. Howard	4265 Erress Boulevard	.1151	$14,000

B. Authorize County staff to draft Contracts for Sale and Purchase for the acquisition of the above noted properties, and to bring the executed Contracts back before the Board; and

C. Authorize the County Attorney's office to prepare, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman to execute, subject to Legal Review and sign-off, any documents necessary to complete the acquisition of these properties without further action of the Board.

[Funding: Fund 129, 2015 CDBG, Cost Center 370224]

BACKGROUND:

Westernmark subdivision located on Erress Boulevard and Valencia Arms subdivision located on Diego Circle are neighborhoods located in the CRA Palafox Redevelopment District. Many of the units within the neighborhood have become neglected and/or abandoned leading to severe blighted and slum conditions. Escambia County has conducted multiple refuse "clean sweeps" through the neighborhood; there have been numerous repetitive code violations in which properties currently have outstanding liens. During the June 22, 2017 BCC Meeting, the Board authorized staff to begin the process to pursue acquisition on all properties that had vacant lots and unoccupied structures. Neighborhood and Human Services staff have identified over 30 potential parcels to solicit for acquisitions. Staff has sent correspondence to all identified vacant properties and have completed appraisal reports, title insurance commitments, and other related activities in implementing the project. The real property acquisition checklists have been attached to this recommendation.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

Funding for acquisition of the properties noted above is budgeted in Fund 129, 2015 CDBG, Cost Center 370224.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

All documents will be reviewed by the County Attorney's office for approval.

PERSONNEL:

Not applicable to this recomendation. All work associated with this request is being handled by County staff.

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

These actions are consistent with the provisions of Section 46-139 of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Upon Board action, Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and Neighborhood Enterprise Division (NED) staff will implement in consultation with the County Attorney's office.

Attachments
121 Diego Checklist
125 Diego Checklist
129 Diego Checklist
155 Diego Checklist
161 Diego Checklist
4265 Erress Checklist