City of Gainesville - File #: 070953.

• File #: 070953.
• Version: 0
• Name: Request to Declare as Surplus and Dispose of City Owned Property (B)
• Type: Staff Recommendation
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/14/2008
• In control: City Manager
• Final action: 4/14/2008
• Title: Request to Declare as Surplus and Dispose of City Owned Property (B) Request to declare as surplus and dispose of City owned property - a portion of Tax Parcel 15697-000-000 located at 1403 Southwest 22nd Place.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/14/2008	0	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass

Title
Request to Declare as Surplus and Dispose of City Owned Property (B)

Request to declare as surplus and dispose of City owned property - a portion of Tax Parcel 15697-000-000 located at 1403 Southwest 22nd Place.

Explanation
The City acquired the property known as Tax Parcel 15697-000-000, located at 1403 Southwest 22nd Place, by Warranty Deed on May 24, 2005, from Earl C. May Trust FBO Jack Campbell May (1/4 interest), James D. Salter and Arch Roberts, Trustees of the Jack C. May Trust, dated October 1, 1971 (1/4 interest) and Sarah L. Gregg, Trustee, under that certain unrecorded Trust Agreement dated February 1997 (1/2 interest), for the purpose of building and maintaining the Tumblin Creek trash trap. The parcel is 4.7 acres, predominately wetland, and was acquired for $85,000.00. The acquisition included two residential structures located north and south of the extension of Southwest 22nd Place on the upland portion of the property. The upland portion of the property and the two residential structures are out of the 100-year flood plain. The structure to the north was demolished January 2007 for $2,990.00.

Staff believes it would be in the best interest of the City to return the remaining structure to the housing market by creating a 120 foot by 150 foot lot containing the structure with a 20 foot by 40 foot access easement, then surplusing the parcel through the bid process with a minimum bid of $40,000.00. The original parcel and the creation of the surplus parcel render Tax Parcel 15697-001-000, owned by Charles M. and Nancy L. LaPoe, “land locked” unless easements are granted. Staff also believes it would be in the best interest of the City to grant a 15 feet by 170 feet ingress and egress easement to provide a legal access to Tax Parcel 15697-001-000. GRU recommends retaining a utility easement over the east 15 feet for existing overhead electric service which will be incorporated in the same ingress and egress easement. The requ...