REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Disposition of City-Owned Residential Property Located at 263 Jackson Street, Relocation Assistance for the Current Tenant, and Authorization for the City Manager to Approve Comparable Relocation Packages to other Residential Tenants in City-Owned Property Based on Need
BACKGROUND
On April 9, 2013, Council approved the sale of unoccupied city-owned houses at 239 and 279 Jackson Street to Habitat for Humanity (RTC 13-074). Additionally, Council directed staff to pursue sale of the remaining city-owned property at 263 Jackson Street, which was occupied by a tenant at the time, to a low-income housing provider and to return to Council for approval of a relocation assistance package for the tenant.
The house at 263 Jackson Street is a three bedroom unit situated on a 5,677 square foot lot. The tenant has been renting the unit since September of 2007 at the monthly rate of $1,550, which has not been increased since the lease began. In September 2008, the lease terms reverted to month-to-month. The current household consists of one adult and three children. One of the adults on the original lease does not occupy the unit.
Upon moving into the unit, the tenant was informed that the house was purchased to expand the adjacent park and that continued tenancy at the unit would not be guaranteed beyond the terms of the lease. The tenant signed addendum "B" (Attachment 1) of the residential lease acknowledging and agreeing that as a post-acquisition tenant she was "not entitled to and hereby waives any and all relocation benefits."
In the summer of 2012, the tenant was informed of the planned sale during an annual walk-through with City staff and the property management firm and was subsequently provided continuous updates from staff as the proposed sale was deliberated.
Habitat for Humanity
On August 18, 2012, Council considered the sale of three city-owned residential proper...
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