Jul 13, 2022 Redevelopment Commission

OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC LIMITED.

UH, CO-CHAIR PARAGUAY HERE.

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OVER IN SPANGLE HERE OVER READ THE BEST.

ALDERMAN HARRIS.

YOU HAVE A CAR AND MADAM CHAIRMAN GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO START PAST PRESENT FUTURE EQUAL CONDUCT? ALL THOSE OPINIONS.

LISTEN TO BUILD CONSENSUS, SHARE ACCURATE INFORMATION, PUBLIC PERCEPTION.

THEY FOCUSED SO MUCH ON

[2. Public Comment]

FOUR MINUTES FOR A SPEAKER.

DO WE HAVE ANY PROBLEMS? WON'T BE ON THERE.

PRESSURE IN YOUR ARMS AND GOD AND NO MOTHER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT AT THE SAMSON AND MY FATHER, THE NATE JANICE SAMPSON, JUNIOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

UH, I WOULD TELL HIM, LICKING THIS ONE, PRESENTED YOU A FEW ITEMS THAT I WAS OBSERVING IN THE DEAF COMMUNITY.

I KNOW YOU CAME HERE, WE'RE GOING TO SEE EVERYTHING.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE ON EIGHTH STREET, MYRTLE AVENUE, BUILDING STREET.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HE DIDN'T KNOW IT'S SPENDING CAUSE A WHOLE DEAL.

I KNEW IT WAS A WHOLE LOT OF DRIVING LAST NIGHT AND ALMOST TOLD MY CHILD.

SO DON'T WORRY.

I WON'T SEND YOU ALL A BEAUTIFUL, OKAY.

ON OUR JAVA STREET AND WILLIAM STREET, THE DRAIN, THE DRAIN COLA DON'T FIT AND I KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIT SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T EASILY GET IT EASILY PULLED IT UP.

AND I NOTICED THAT I TOOK SOME PICTURES OF HOW IT MADE A HOLE.

I'M GUESSING WE'LL CALL IT A DRAIN HOLE IN THE TRENCH.

THEN I'M GOING TO HOMEMADE TRENCH AND PUT A LITTLE HOLE.

AND THIS DO SOME SEE ME IN AROUND WHEN I FEEL LIKE THAT CAN BE A BETTER JOB TELLING ME, YOU KNOW, AND THEN I KNOW THAT I'M HERE AT HOME, WILLIAMS ME OVER THERE ON THE WIVES.

IT GOT SOME PLASTIC THROWN ACROSS IT.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S FOR.

I LISTENED JUST LIKE A CHOCOLATE SOMETHING, BUT I KNOW IT CAN BE BETTER FITS BETTER.

YOU KNOW, AND THEN I WANT TO KNOW, OH, WHAT TIME LINE? OH, YOU'RE GOING TO HELL NOW TRANSITIONAL HOUSE ON MAIN STREET, FIXED AND READY TO GO.

YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW THE HOUSE ON, YOU SAID IT WAS A TRANSITIONAL HOUSE ON MAIN STREET THE ONE DAY YOU DID IT BOARDED UP AND TURNED IT AROUND.

BUT NOW I WANT TO KNOW I JUST WANT TO KNOW, MAN.

YOU ALL WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT? OKAY.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING I DO IS I WOULDN'T MEANS, YOU KNOW, THE HOLE WAS ON H STREET IN MYRTLE AVENUE DOWN THE STREET AND GET ON THE STREET, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW, BUT I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S ON THE STREET, BUT OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND TO HEAR WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED.

JUST A QUESTION ABOUT THE AGENDA IS, UM, LAST MEETING I CAME TO, THERE WAS NO POINT OR AS A PUBLIC TO ADDRESS NOT AN, AS IT WAS BEING ADDRESSED.

SO IS THERE A POINT THAT WE CAN ADDRESS IT AS IT COMES UP? OR CAN WE ADDRESS IT NOW? OH, IT'S PROBABLY BETTER TO WAIT UNTIL IT COMES UP AGAIN, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POINT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT MADAM CHAIR, PERHAPS I CAN BE HELPFUL.

UM, THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING, MEANING THE STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TITLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COME

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UM, THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION IS THE OPPORTUNITY WHERE THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SPEAK.

THERE IS NO RIGHT FOR A MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK DURING OTHER PORTIONS OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. CERTAINLY THE CHAIR IN HER DISCRETION CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.

BUT THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING THAT SOMEONE HAS A MATTER OF CONCERN ABOUT IS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE REALLY ENTITLED TO SPEAK.

MAYBE YOU COULD DO IT NOW.

COME ON THE AGENDA HERE LATER TONIGHT, I HAVE NUMBER EIGHT, BUT IT IS ALSO DUE WITH NUMBER FIVE.

UM, I SUPPOSE, UM, I'M NOT GONNA ADDRESS IT RIGHT NOW, CAUSE I'LL COME LATER TONIGHT.

UM, BUT NUMBER FIVE, I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH BRENDA BLOCKER FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW.

SHE PROBABLY KNOWS WHO I AM.

EVERY TIME I CALL I SAY IT'S ME AGAIN.

UM, SHE INFORMED ME THAT THE MINIMUM BID AMOUNT AS FOR THE CITY IS 50%, UM, OF THE ASSESSED TAX VALUE.

I KNOW IT WAS BROUGHT UP LAST, LAST MEETING.

I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION BECAUSE, UH, IT SAYS BID AMOUNT.

IT SAYS 75%, BUT SHE HAS STATED MULTIPLE TIMES TO ME THAT IT'S 50%.

THAT'S ALL.

WHAT'S HIS NAME? NUMBER EIGHT.

ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? THANK YOU.

OF MINUTES, WE HAVE, UH, EIGHT , NOVEMBER 10TH AND DECEMBER 8TH WITH THE WORD THAT I THOUGHT LAST WEEK, LAST MEETING LAST WEEK OH, ON THE MINUTES OF JUNE 8TH MEETING UNDER THE NUMBER NINE, THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS SSI OR S A I OKAY.

UM, APPROVAL

[3. Approval of Minutes]

IS THAT THE ONLY CHANGE FOR THAT AI INSURANCE? OKAY.

NO FURTHER CHANGES.

YOU MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 8TH, 2022 MEETING WITH ONE THAT ONE CORRECTION.

I TOLD THEM 27, NOVEMBER 10TH AND SOME OF THE EIGHTH FAST, NO QUESTIONS.

MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES.

THREE CLOSED SESSION MINUTES.

OCTOBER 27TH, NOVEMBER 10TH.

GOTCHA.

WE WOULD HAVE THE CONDITION.

WHO WAS THE SECOND? YOU CAN GET A SECOND TO IMPROVE YOUR D CLOSED SESSION MINUTES.

[4. Finance Report.]

SO I'LL KIND OF KICK OFF WITH THAT POINTS, BUT THE FIRST ONE HAS, UM, SO HE'S BEEN PAID AND PAID IN FULL FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE THE FIRST PAYMENT.

REAL QUICK.

I THINK WE HAD A QUESTION AROUND LAST WEEK IN REGARD TO A PAYMENT OR CONSULTING AGREEMENT AND

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YOU HAVE PAID THE PHASE ONE PAYMENT AND SATISFIED THE SATISFIED 4,900.

AND NOW I'M KIND OF ZOOMING BACK OUT HIGHER FOR TRANSPORT TO MAKE SURE I PUT THAT IN FURTHER QUESTIONING PROVIDED FROM THE CITY'S FINANCIAL OFFICE.

AS OF THE START OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE A $383,000, THE LAND ACQUISITION, $40,000 BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR FOR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

UM, THAT IS FOLLOWING APPROXIMATELY 64,000 BEING SPENT LAST YEAR OUT OF THE ATLANTA ACCOUNT AND 17,500 THAT SPENT OUT OF THE OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

I'VE GOT THE DETAIL OF THOSE FANS OVER THE LINE.

AS BEST AS OF ANY MONTH CURIOUS FEES AND WHATNOT ACQUISITIONS.

AND THEN, UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT 17 FIVE, UH, WE HAVE COMMITTED 25,000 FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH.

SO I'VE GOT THE DETAIL DIGGING IN ON THAT A LITTLE BIT DEEPER.

IF ANYONE HAS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO SHARE, WOULD IT MAKE IT EASIER TO SEE? WE JUST HAVE CAM OH, STRUM OUR FINANCIAL DIRECTOR TO JUST DO A PRINT OUT FOR YOU, BUT, UM, WAS KIND OF A PIECEMEAL VERSION OF THAT, THAT WE CAN INCLUDE.

I BELIEVE THAT WAS SURPRISED.

IT WAS LIKE, SHE CAN PRINT IT OUT.

AS I KNOW SHE DOES IT FOR LIKE MSD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

EACH SEPARATE ONE.

SHE COULD JUST PRINT IT OUT.

CAUSE I KNOW THEY KEEP THE MONEY SEPARATE AND YOU CAN INCLUDE IT IN THE PACKET OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO THAT.

THAT MIGHT BE EASIER IF WE CAN GET THAT.

I'LL SHE IS OUT OF THE OFFICE, RIGHT? IS SHE STILL OUT OF THE OFFICE? MORGAN? IS SHE STILL OUT? OKAY.

WHEN SHE GETS BACK, LET'S ASK IF WE CAN JUST HAVE THAT, GIVE HIM PERMISSION.

THAT'S WHY THIS GROUP SHOULD DECIDE ITS OWN POLICY.

QUESTION.

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WHEN COMMITTED TO GIVE THEIR REPORT SITE FINANCIAL REPORT, WE GET A COPY OF THE REPORT, THE FINANCIAL REPORT WHEN WE GET IT PRINTED OUT AND STUFF, THE SUMMARY THAT I WAS JUST GOING TO WORK OUT.

WELL, IT WAS KIND OF PIECEMEAL FOR DIFFERENT VOICES.

[5. Consider Adopting a Resolution to set an acceptable minimum bid amount for property owned by the Redevelopment Commission.]

ACCEPTABLE.

THEY NEED TO SEE THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION HERE, TWO RESIDENCIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

AND THEN HE SAID THAT 75% OF THE ASSETS TAX VALUE ON A COMMISSION CONSIDERED DIFFERENT PERCENTAGE ALREADY FOR THE MEMORY THEY ASK STATED THAT BUT THIS IS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION PROPERTY OWNED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

UH, NOT, UH, JORDAN, UH, CITY AND COUNTY, BUT JUST THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ATTORNEY, MOSTLY.

SURE.

JUST, JUST ONE FURTHER POINT OF CLARIFICATION BECAUSE IT CAN BE SOMEWHAT CONFUSING.

THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEW NEWBURGH IS ITS OWN ENTITY.

IT WAS CREATED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

THERE ARE SOME STATUTES IN CHAPTER 1 68 THAT CREATE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS.

IF WE GO TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WORKSHOP OF WHAT WEBSITE, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEW BERN OPERATES, IT EXISTS AS ITS OWN SEPARATE ENTITY FROM THE CITY OF NEWBURGH.

THAT'S WHY IF YOU GO TO GIS AND YOU DO SEARCHES, YOU'LL SEE THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, NOT THE CITY OF NEWPORT.

UM, SO WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THESE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, CERTAINLY THE CITY OF NEWBURGH HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 300 YEARS AND THEY HAVE GREAT PEOPLE IN PLACE AND THEIR PROTOCOLS, UM, ARE GREAT PLACES FOR US TO START AND BUILD AND TO ADOPT THEIR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, TO THE EXTENT THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU.

BUT BECAUSE YOU'RE YOUR OWN ENTITY, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SET YOUR OWN MINIMUM, EXCUSE ME, A MAP.

SO, UM, THE CITY OF NEWBURGH FOREVER AND EVER AMEN, CORRECT ME ALL THE MEN.

BINGO.

IF I'M WRONG, HAS ACCEPTED 50% OF TAX VALUE AS THE MINIMUM BID ACCEPTABLE, NOT TO SAY THAT YOU'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE FOUNDATION OR THAT , IT ACTUALLY CHANGED.

UM, UNDER THIS BOARD, I THINK BEFORE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WOULD MAKE A BID, THEY COULD MAKE ANY BIT AND DECIDED THAT WE WOULD NOT TAKE LESS THAN 50%.

SO WE, WE PUT A STIPULATION ON IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POLICY AS A GROUP.

WE DECIDED TO HAVE A POLICY.

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SO THE BOARD OF AUTOMOTIVE, THE CITY OF NEWBURN HAVE, HAVE MANDATED OR REQUIRED THAT 50% OF THE ASSESSED TAX VALUE IS WHAT THEY WILL ACCEPT.

YOU CERTAINLY CAN PAIR IT WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE.

I THINK THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE HOUSING GROUP ABOUT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF DEATHS ASSESS TAX VALUE MAY BE ACCEPTABLE, OR YOU COULD DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BUT THAT IS CERTAINLY WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMISSION TO DECIDE.

AND THE RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, UM, REFLECT THOSE OPTIONS.

WELL, THE HOUSING GROUP SPENT A LOT OF TIME A WEEK OR TWO AGO ON JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

AND ONE OF THE COURSE WAS THIS RESOLUTION, UH, ESTABLISHING OUR MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE BID ON REDEVELOPMENT OWNED PROPERTY AT 75%.

UH, I'LL JUST TELL YOU, THAT'S KIND OF A COMPROMISE, YOU KNOW, WHERE I STAND, UM, THINK IN THAT, THAT TAX VALUE IS THE APPROPRIATE PRICE FOR THE PROPERTIES.

UH, AND THEN, BUT CONSIDERING THE, UH, CITY'S STANDARD, UH, THAT'S IN PLAY, THAT'S WHERE THE 75% CAME IN AS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN GETTING FULL VALUE, WHICH WILL CREATE MORE MONEY FOR THE OPERATION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO DO THINGS THAT WE'D NEED TO DO, UH, WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AREA.

UH, THAT IS, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE AND TAKING THE VACANT LOTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, THAT THEY'RE OWNED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

AND WHEN THEY'RE SOLD THAT WE ACCEPT TAX VALUE AS THE MINIMUM VALUE BEFORE YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT SAYS 75% AND, OR DEPENDING ON THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE BOARD, WE CAN GO ANYWHERE FOR GO TO A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TAX VALUE OR 50% OF BACK BY MR. STRICKLAND OR THE WALPOLE.

I THINK HE'S KIP HAD A GOOD POINT.

UM, WE, AS THE HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE MET AND CONSIDERED THE DISCUSSION DOES THE COMMISSION HAD PREVIOUSLY AND IT WAS COMING DOWN THE LINE BETWEEN HALF OF THE TAX VALUE AND THE FULL TAX VALUE.

SO THAT IS A COMPROMISE THAT THE MIDDLE POINT OF 75% SEEM FAIR.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT THE CITY MONEY.

IT IS THE COMMISSION LIKE, UM, IT WAS MOSTLY SAID THAT IT IS MONEY FOR OUR WORK AND NOT, IT'S NOT GOING TO THE CITY OF NEWBURGH.

UM, I GUESS WE'LL SEND YOU THE PERSON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT COUNSELING.

UH, I WAS THE ONE KIND OF AIMING MORE TOWARDS THE CITY, JUST FOR A UNIFORMITY AND, UM, AND TRYING TO HELP FOLKS OUT THAT ARE REDEVELOPING THAT AREA, BUT IT WAS VERY MUCH AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE, THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE BEING SOUGHT NOW, OR OBVIOUSLY MORE DESIRABLE OF OUR ROSTER AND WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO GARNER THE RESOURCES THAT WE CAN TO DO FUTURE EFFORTS ON THAT.

SO THAT'S A KEY PIECE OF THIS.

THE DOLLARS THAT ARE MADE FROM ANY DEPARTMENT OF THIS HOME IS GOING TO BE INVESTED IN THE COMMISSION TO GO BACK INTO THE DAY.

SO THERE'S A KIND OF A DUAL RESPONSIBILITY THERE TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE.

SO THEY KNOW IT'LL BE THERE FOR PART OF THE WORK GOING FORWARD.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE THAT COMPROMISE CAME FROM.

UH, LET'S FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GO FORWARD.

CAN I TAKE A QUESTIONING? DO YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE AS THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN, SUCH AS, UM, WE'VE SET A MINIMUM BID OF 50%.

SO IF SOMEONE OFFERS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT IT, IS THAT CORRECT? SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SAYING THE MINIMUM BID IS 50%, SUCH AS A LOT IS 4,000 THAT YOU'D DO 2000 AND WE SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A MORE VALUABLE LOT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THE $2,000.

THAT'S CORRECT.

CAN THIS COMMISSION TO ACT IN THE SAME MANNER? SO YOU COULD ALWAYS NOT ACCEPT 50% AS THE AMOUNT AS ANOTHER OPTION AND JUST WHAT YOU NEED ANOTHER OPTION.

AND ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF SETTING 75.

IT COULD DO LORNA'S AT A TIME.

YOU MENTIONED THAT.

NO.

UM, IF WE ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION 75 IS THE MINIMUM WE CAN, WE CAN INCREASE IT, BUT WE UPSET THE BASEMENT.

GO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING 75% OF THE TAX VALUE FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES.

ALL IN FAVOR.

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SIX OH, THE AGENDA IS, UH, UH, NOMINATED ADOPTED, UM, AND ALSO TO PURCHASE PLAN FOR CREATION ON, UH, OKAY.

COMMISSIONER A PROPERTY.

[6. Consider Adopting a Resolution adopting an offer to purchase form for Commission owned properties.]

THERE WAS A COMMISSION, I THINK, PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET, YOU WERE PROVIDED WITH A NUMBER OF FORMS. ONE OF WHICH IS AN OFFER TO PURCHASE FORM.

YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CITIES AND OUR COUNTIES SELLING OF THEIR PROPERTY.

THIS FORM IS ALMOST IDENTICAL.

I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT IT A BIT AND THE JUNE JEWELRY, BUT JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYBODY'S UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS THAT IF SOMEONE DID A PERSON OR ENTITY WOULD WANT IT TO PURCHASE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT, THEY WOULD ACQUIRE, IT WOULD COMPLETE THIS FORM.

THEY WOULD SUBMIT AND STILL DO TO THE CITY CLERK, UM, 75% OR MORE OF THE ASSESSED TAX VALUE, UM, TO PURCHASE ANY PROPERTY THAT IS OWNED BY THIS COMMISSION.

ONE NOTABLE DIFFERENCE FROM THIS FORM, UM, FROM THE ONE THAT THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN USES IS THAT THE STATUTES THAT GOVERN REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS REQUIRE THE BOARD OF ALL THE MEXICO APPROVE THE SALE OF ANY PROPERTY BY THIS COMMISSION.

SO THE PERSON CAN SUBMIT A BID AND OFFER TO PURCHASE, SUBMIT A BID.

YOU ALL CAN ACCEPT THAT BID AND DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW THE PROPERTY, BUT THE REDEVELOPED, BUT THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN HAS TO APPROVE THE SALE BEFORE YOU CAN SIGN THAT.

AND THAT LANGUAGE IS REFLECTED IN THE OPPOSITES PURCHASE.

FOR CLEAR, WE HAVE A QUICK HOWEVER, THE LEGISLATURE AND ITS INFINITE WISDOM DECIDED THAT YOU ALL MUST ASK FOR THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN TO APPROVE THE SALE OF ANY OF YOUR PROPERTIES BEFORE THAT SALE COULD BE COMPLETED.

SO THAT OUR RULE IS I GOT AWAY FROM THE FOUR.

YES AND NO.

UM, SO, AND ALSO BEFORE YOU, TONIGHT, I BELIEVE WAS CIRCULATING IN YOUR PACKET ARE TWO CHECKLISTS.

UM, SO LET'S BEGIN WITH THE ONE.

YES, BUT I DON'T SEE THESE DOCUMENTS ANYWHERE, THE CHECKLISTS, ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE AGENDA.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO STOP NOW? THE, OKAY.

NOT WE DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME.

YOU CAN CALL US MR. MR. GATES HERE.

SO YOU HAVE TWO CHECKLISTS BEFORE YOU, THESE WERE ALSO CIRCULATED, UM, KIND OF IN A DRAFT FORMAT AT THE LAST MEETING.

UM, ONE CHECKLIST IS FOR OUR PROCESS AND PROTOCOLS FOR THE SALE OF CITY AND OR COUNTY OWNED PROPERTIES THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA.

THESE ARE PROPERTIES THAT YOU DO NOT OWN THAT ARE OWNED BY SOME OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY THAT HAPPENED TO BE WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY.

THE PROCESS IN THE PAST HAS BEEN AT THE BOARD OF OREGON HAS SAID WE ARE NOT GOING TO ADVERTISE OR SELL PROPERTIES IN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA.

UM, WITHOUT THE ADVICE ADVISE CONSENT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

BID TO THE CITY CLERK, THESE ARE THE STEPS THAT WOULD BE FOLLOWED TO SELL OR CONVEY THAT PROPERTY.

SO IN THE PAST INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THOSE PROPERTIES WILL COME TO THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

THEY WOULD MAKE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THEIR INTENDED USE.

AND THEN YOU ALL WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN ABOUT WHETHER THAT PROPERTY SHOULD BE SOLD OR NOT THIS DOCUMENT THAT IS BEFORE YOU FORMALIZES ALL OF THE STEPS IN THAT PROCESS, SO THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF WHAT THE STEPS ARE.

AND WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING WHAT STAFF KNOWS AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

THEY HAVE SOME EXPECTATION OF WHAT SHALL OCCUR IN THAT PROCESS.

SO THOSE ARE THE STEPS THAT ARE OUTLINED BEFORE YOU ALSO, THERE'S A SECOND LIST FOR REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ON THE PROPERTY.

OKAY? THOSE ARE THE PROPERTIES THAT YOU ALL OWN.

SO WHEN SOMEONE MAKES AN OFFER TO PURCHASE AND PAYS THAT 75% OF TAX VALUE, A MINIMUM

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NOW, THERE ARE LOTS OF LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE SATISFIED.

AND IT'S INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

IF SOMEONE MAKES AN OFFER, WE CAN'T JUST HAND THEM A DEED, VERY SIMILAR TO THE BOARD OF ALL THE MEN.

WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE UPSET BID PROCESS.

SO IF A PERSON MAKES A BID, WE ADVERTISE IN THE NEWSPAPER FOR 10 DAYS.

OTHER PEOPLE OR ENTITIES IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPSET THAT BID.

UM, AFTER THOSE ITERATIONS CONCLUDE THE CITY CLERK WOULD COMMUNICATE WHO THE FINAL, HIGHEST BIDDER MIGHT BE.

AND AT ANY POINT, THIS COMMISSION COULD CHOOSE TO REJECT IN YOUR OFFICE AND WITHDRAW THE PROPERTY FROM SALE.

UM, SO THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT IS UPS BID PROCESS.

AT WHICH TIME THAT PROCESS CONCLUDES, THEN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN IS CONSULTED FOR THEIR APPROVAL OF THE SALE.

IF WHEN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN APPROVED THE SALE, THEN THE PROPERTY CAN BE CONVEYED BY QUITCLAIM DEED TO THE FINAL, HIGHEST BIDDER, AND THAT HE WOULD BE SIGNED BY THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR.

ALL THE STEPS ARE ELIMINATED ENUMERATED.

BEFORE YOU GET ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER, UH, QUESTIONS.

AND THIS ALSO WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THEY CAN GET A COPY OF THIS AND KIND OF SEE WHAT THE, SEE WHAT THE PROCESS IS BECAUSE I CAN SEE WOULD IT BE REDEVELOPMENT AND ALL MEN, LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE, CAN BE A LITTLE CHALLENGING, BUT IT, EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE PROCESS.

AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS, AND HE ALSO WOULD BE WILLING ALL THE WEBSITE ON REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION THAT ANYBODY COULD ACCESS IT.

AND ALSO THE CITY HALL, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE HOUSING WORK GROUP DID REVIEW ALL THESE DOCUMENTS AND ACTUALLY MADE A LOT OF CHANGES IN THEM.

UH, SO THAT THE FINAL PRODUCT, WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS, FOR THESE PROCESSES.

SO, UM, WE, WE, UH, RECOMMEND THE ADOPTION OF BOTH OF THESE, UH, POLICIES REGARDING THE SALE OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT INSTEAD OF EMOTION, A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT ALL THREE.

SO THANK YOU.

ALL THE QUESTIONS GUYS.

UM, AND AGENDA ITEM, UH, CONSIDER MAYBE A RECOMMENDATION, UM, MAY SCREWS NUMBER SEVEN, NUMBER SEVEN,

[7. Consider Adopting a Resolution for the demolition of structures located at 721 First Avenue.]

OF STRUCTURE OF THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 7 21, UH, FIRST AVENUE AVENUE.

UM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, YOU CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY NOVEMBER 19TH AND YOU GET SOME BIDS.

AND SO, UH, ANY, UH, DISCUSSIONS I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT FOR THE PRECEDENT THAT THE HOUSING WORK GROUP BUMPS THAT HAVE GOT INDEPENDENT DEMOLITION CALLED FROM AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, LICENSED AS DO DEMOLITION WORK AND, AND, UH, THE COST PRESENTED BY THE CITY PUBLIC WORKS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE.

THAT HAD VIGOROUS LIVING IN IT.

MOST OF IT IS OUT OF IS PERTAINED TO PROBABLY 70, 21, ALL THE THINGS RIGHT NOW, ,

[8. Consider making a recommendation for 1027 Lees Avenue.]

, UH, IN THE PROJECT.

UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

MY NAME IS BO DORSEY.

I LIVE AT 10 20 OR 10 19 F STREET.

UM, WE BOUGHT A HOUSE THAT WAS FLOODED BY FLORENCE

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IT HAD BEEN ABANDONED FOR 42 YEARS.

DID YOU LEAVE? WE'D DONE THE HOUSE AND WE CONSTANTLY GET PEOPLE'S TALKING BY SAYING HOW GREAT THE HOUSE LOOKS AND HOW GREAT HER GARDEN LOOKS.

UM, THE PROPERTY THAT I'M INTERESTED IN PURCHASING IS JASON'S MINE, UH, IS ON LEE'S ON THE CORNER OF LEES AVENUE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, THERE IS A HOUSE THAT'S BEEN ABANDONED FOR WHO KNOWS HOW MANY YEARS.

I'M NOT SURE THIS IS THE PROPERTY HERE.

THE FENCE COMPLETE LIKE THAT.

UM, THE PROPERTY LINE IS PROBABLY RIGHT ABOUT HERE AND MY PROPERTY IS RIGHT OVER HERE.

SO WE'RE, THE PROPERTY OFTEN IS A DUMP FOR WHOEVER COMES THROUGH.

UH, RECENTLY THERE'S BEEN COUCHES, UH, FRIDGES, FREEZERS, BRICKS, UM, AND THIS GUY CLEANING IT UP.

IT'S TOO BIG FOR ME TO GET RID OF, I'LL CALL THE CITY A VACANT OFFICE AND HAVE THEM COME GET IT.

IF IT'S SOMETHING LIKE BRICKS, UM, I'M RESOURCEFUL.

I PUT THEM ON FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE AND PEOPLE USE IT TO FILL IT, BUT I TRY TO KEEP THE AREA CLEAN.

UM, SO THAT WAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS NICE.

UM, CAUSE THERE'S MANY EMPTY LOTS AROUND THE AREA THAT COULD USE THIS DUMP.

AND I WANT MY NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKED GOOD.

UM, I'M INTERESTED IN PERSONALLY IN SO WE CAN EXPAND HER GARDEN.

UM, IT'S A 10TH OF AN ACRE AND HER GARDEN A LOT LESS THAN THAT, UM, WHICH WILL ALSO IMPROVE HOW THE AREA LOOKS.

UM, THIS RIGHT HERE IS MINE AND THEN THAT'S THE PROPERTY LIKE TO PURCHASE.

UM, CURRENTLY THE CITY HAS TO MAINTAIN IT TO GET THE TRASH AND IT'S A USE OF RESOURCES THAT PROBABLY DON'T HAVE TO BE USED LIKE A FIRST LAND.

UM, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE FOR IT.

UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH ABOUT THE 75% TAX VALUE OF THIS PROPERTY AS PER THE GIS IS $4,000 AT 50% OF THE CITY HAS VERSUS THE 75%.

THE MISSION IS SUGGESTING, UM, IT'S A THOUSAND DOLLARS NOW, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST THE CITY TO MOW THIS AREA OVER THE YEAR OR PICK UP THE COUCHES OR FREEZERS OR WHEREVER ELSE THEY'RE GETTING UP THERE.

IT'S PROBABLY COSTING MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.

UM, AND THERE'S NOTHING REALLY THE CITY CAN DO WITH IT BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY IN BETWEEN TWO OTHER PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT ARE PRIVATELY OWNED.

THE COMMISSION MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER.

IDIOTS MEDICINE, CD COUNTY.

IT WAS A CITY COUNTY, MS. AND THEN ALSO, UM, IT WASN'T ADDRESSED EARLIER, SO IT'S STILL 50% CAUSE IT'S NOT OWNED BY THE COMMISSIONERS BY THE CITY.

NO, HE ISN'T ADDRESSED EARLIER TONIGHT, UH, FULL JOINT ON PROPERTIES WHERE THERE WAS JUST THE CITY.

AND THEN THERE WAS PERMISSION.

WELL IT'S CITY CAMP, IT'S CITY COUNTY.

SO EVEN IF IT WAS THE CITY OF NEWBURN THAT OWNED IT, THAT WOULD BE A 50%.

BUT THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, ISAAC NOW, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, AND WHATEVER YOU DO THOUGH, I'VE GOT A CONSTITUENT.

WELL, SHE WAS MY CONSTITUENTS, 10 13, MS. TOWNSEND, PLEASE, WHATEVER YOU DO, KEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN FOR HER BECAUSE SHE LIKES TO KEEP HER PROPERTY CLEAN.

AND SHE, SHE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY WITH A GUARD WAS RIGHT HERE ACTUALLY.

AND I JUST HAD THEM COMBINED RECENTLY, NO, 10, 13 LIZA.

SHE LIVES ON LEE, SHE'S GOT THE TRAILER AND SHE KEEPS HER NICE AND MOWED AND SHE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB, BUT IT'S THE SO SHE CALLS ME ALL THE TIME.

WE HAVE PICTURES OF OUR PROPERTY BEFORE WE FIRST DID THAT ARE ON GOOGLE MAPS.

AND ANYTIME I HAVE SOMEBODY COME OVER, THEY'RE LIKE, IS THAT YOUR HOUSE? BECAUSE THE WINDOWS ARE ALL BOARDED UP.

THE GRASS IS FOUR FEET TALL.

UM, AND IT WAS VERY BAD OFF WHEN PURCHASED IT NOW IT'S SHE GETS TOLD US THE JOAN, THEY NEVER DID ALL THE TIME.

SHE LOOKS THROUGH DARK HOURS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.

IT TAKES ALL OF US TO DO IT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RECOMMENDATION WAS COMING HERE TO THE CITY TESTS THAT YOU RECOMMEND TO SAMPLE BY SHARE A LOT OF HOUSES.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT BCC.

AND SO MR. COMMISSIONER STRIP LAND, UM, ASKED TO DO WE NOW, UM, AND POTENT CHECKLIST.

SO HERE'S SOMETHING THAT

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SO BEFORE MR. DORSEY, UM, CONTACTED THE CHAIR AND KIND OF STARTED THIS PROCESS BEFORE OUR PROTOCOLS WERE ADOPTED.

SO IF WE START AT NUMBER ONE OF OUR CHECKLIST, THEN THERE MAY BE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE LAG TIME POTENTIALLY.

UM, WHEREAS IF WE CAN PROCESS HIS REQUEST, BECAUSE NOW HE'S COME, HE'S MADE THIS PRESENTATION.

IF YOU ALL WANT TO ASK THE HOUSING WORK GROUP TO EVALUATE HIS PRESENTATION AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL THAT CERTAINLY WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS STAGE.

I THINK JUST FOR CONTINUITY SAKE, UM, ANY OFFERS TO PURCHASE THAT COME TO THE CITY CLERK, UM, AFTER TODAY SHOULD CERTAINLY FOLLOW THE PROTOCOLS THAT YOU'VE ADOPTED TO.

THAT THAT WOULD BE MY ADVICE TO YOU.

AND I'VE TRIED THIS FUCKING BREAD LAST YEAR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS ABOUT THIS PROPERTY.

AND SHE'S LIKE, IT'S NOT FOR YET.

IT'S NOT FOR YET.

IT'S PART OF THE MISSION.

AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU NEED TO GO TO THE MEETING AND THEN TALK TO REBUILDING COMMISSION.

AND THAT'S WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, BUT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET .

SO DO WE HAVE A CONSENT IS WILLING TO GO.

WE JUST NEED A CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD.

SO COMMISSIONERS NEXT AGENDA, WHICH WILL BE AUGUST.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD WHAT JUST HAPPENED.

SO ARE YOU ALL MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF BALTIMORE TO INITIATE THE UPSET BID PROCESS FOR 10 27 LEASE? YES.

YOU PROBABLY WANT TO DO A MOTION.

SO, OKAY.

WHAT'S THE SECOND STRICKLAND OR CHECK.

AND WE BACK ON AGENDA ITEM,

[9. Consider making a recommendation for 806 Main Street.]

MAYBE IN THE QUESTIONS OF THERE'S THE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY IS IN BETWEEN TWO PROPERTIES THAT ARE ALREADY OWNED BY THE CHURCH? NO, ACTUALLY IT'S JUST ONE .

IT'S GOING TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATION, BUT, UH, UH, MADE SCREEN, UH, MY NAME IS CHRISTMAS NEAR BAPTIST CHURCH, AND WE DO HAVE AN EXPRESSED INTEREST IN, UH, THE LOT 8 0 6 MAIN STREET, UH, FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE.

UM, WE, AT THIS PRESENT TIME, WE OWN THIS BLOCK HERE ON THE CORNER OF WEST.

THIS IS THE PARTICULAR LAW THAT WAS IN QUESTION.

AND THE LODGE IS MY SON-IN-LAW HERE.

A LOT IS BASED IN ATLANTA, SO TO SPEAK.

IT'S NOT THAT LOG-IN IF THEY WANT TO DO IN THE EVENT THAT, UH, WHEN WE CAN, UH, HAVE SOME TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT OR HAVE MY OWN PAUL STREET POCKET IN ORDER TO BE PARKING.

SO IT'D BE FOR US AND, WELL, I'M GLAD THAT HOPEFULLY WE GOT IN UNDER THE TIMEFRAME WHEN AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MARY NORMALLY DOES.

SO SHE PUT ME OUT TONIGHT SOME KIND OF WAY THE LOST IT, WHAT HE IS I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.

BUT AT ANY RATE, WE DO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY AND WE HOPE THAT A WAY TO APPROACH IT, CORRECT? YES.

SO ACCORDING TO THE TAX MAP, IT'S OWNED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY.

HE SAID THAT THE RELEVANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS COMMISSION ARE IF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHES INTENDED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH YOUR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND WHETHER YOU ALL HAVE ANY FUTURE USE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL, 0 1 7 4 ACRES, ZERO POINT .

SO WOULD IT BE THIS BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION TO DO SIMILAR RECOMMENDATIONS EVER? DID THE GENTLEMEN DOES NOW

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HERE.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS NOW? THE HOUSING WORK GROUP THAT LOOKED AT THIS AND, UH, WE'RE OKAY WITH, UH, RECOMMENDING THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY TO THE CITY BOARD OF ALDERMAN OKAY.

UM, ALL RIGHT.

UM, JUST THE BAR, HE LAID HIS EMOTION A SECOND, SECOND.

QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION.

I MEAN THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS IN THIS PROCESS HERE, IT'S STILL GOT TO GO BACK TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

IT GOES THROUGH AN UPSET FADE PERIOD AND MOVES ON IT'S SPOT.

IS YOUR WHOLE WORLD IS CLEAR.

WE JUST HAD, AND MR. PARHAM'S MOTION WAS NOT TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO THE CHURCH.

THAT'S NOT WHAT JUST HAPPENED.

THE VOTE WAS FOR THE, TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN, TO INITIATE THE PROCESS, TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO PURCHASE THAT PROPERTY.

NOW, THERE ARE OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE SATISFIED AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

YOU CAN TALK TO MR. DORSEY'S, GOOD FRIEND, MS. BLANCO DOWN AT CITY HALL AND SHE , UM, AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT MEET.

MR. MR. D HERE, WANT TO TAKE, UM, HMM.

LET ME ASK AGAIN, AS

[10. Consider making a recommendation for 821 West Street.]

INTERESTING.

AND I'M CURIOUS IF YOU ARE, IF THE COMMISSION IS TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO ALLOW US TO PREDICT THE PRESENT, PRESENT, TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING AT OFFICE.

THAT WAS JUST OUT OF HERE.

HE'S OFTEN PURCHASE OPEN THE PROPERTY.

EXCUSE ME.

I HAVEN'T ANY YET, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE MOST YEAH.

CONSIDER ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION CAN INITIATE THE UPSET 13 STATION.

UH, I DIDN'T ADD AN

[11. Consider Adopting a Resolution to initiate the upset bid process along with what, if any, restrictive covenants should be included in the deed for 1113 Raleigh Street.]

UM, MR. BENJAMIN APPEARED BEFORE US AS OUR LAST PROTOCOL AND PROCEED THE OFFER TO PURCHASE.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE

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ARE TONIGHT.

UH, HE TALKED TO US ABOUT WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO.

NOW ASK ME, YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, BUT AT THIS, AT THIS POINT, WE ARE, UM, JUST ABOUT .

SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

THIS BODY OWNS THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON RALEIGH STREET THAT MR. BENJAMIN HAS INQUIRED ABOUT.

IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR CHECKLIST IN ORDER TO INITIATE THE UPSET BID PROCESS, THE PERSON HAS TO SUBMIT AN OFFER TO PURCHASE AND PAY A DEPOSIT.

MR. BENJAMIN HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PAY THE DEPOSIT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE MINIMUM BID AMOUNT WAS GOING TO BE.

SO AS WE STAND AT THIS JUNCTURE, MR. BENJAMIN IS PRESENT, HE'S BEEN PRESENT FOR MANY MEETINGS, UM, AND HE HAS EXPRESSED HIS INTEREST, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE A WRITTEN OFFER SUPPORT PURCHASE NOR A DEPOSIT AT THIS STAGE.

SO WE CAN PROCEED IN ONE OF TWO WAYS.

ONE IS YOU CAN TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL YOUR AUGUST MEETING, AT WHICH TIME MR. BENJAMIN CAN COMPLETE HIS OFFER TO PURCHASE AND MAKE HIS BED.

THAT'S ONE, TWO, WHICH IS MY LEAST FAVORITE OF THE TWO OPTIONS FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE IS YOU CAN ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO INITIATE THE UPSET BID PROCESS UPON HIS SUBMITTING, A WRITTEN OFFER TO PURCHASE AND REQUIRED DEPOSIT TO THE CITY CLERK BY FIVE O'CLOCK TOMORROW, OR A TIMEFRAME THAT YOU ALL DETERMINE.

YES, SIR.

BUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER AND RECOGNIZE MR. BENJAMIN'S EFFORTS IN HIS DILIGENCE AND COMING TO MULTIPLE MEETINGS OVER SEVERAL MONTHS, IT'S BEEN PATIENT AND HE CONTACTED ME.

HE'S KEPT IN CONTACT WITH ME AS WE GO.

I THINK THE OTHER ASPECT THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER IS THAT SINCE IT'S REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION PROPERTY, WE CAN ADD DEED RESTRICTIONS TO IT, WHICH WE DISCUSSED LAST MEETING, THE HOUSING WORK GROUP HAS GOING THROUGH AND DEVELOPED SOME, UH, RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FOR PROPERTY VACANT PROPERTIES IN THE REGION OR REDEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES, UH, FOR DISCUSSING OF THIS GROUP TO BE APPLIED TO VACANT PROPERTIES, SALES, IT ALL BASICALLY BOILS DOWN TO THAT.

I THINK YOU HAVE, UH, JAMIE DIDN'T, YOU PASS OUT SOME AS THE, I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE, THAT MAY BE EXCELLENT.

WE CIRCULATE THAT AND I, I CAN BASICALLY READ TO YOU WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT THE, UH, WHAT, HOW THEY WORK WITH IS RECOMMENDING.

AND IT ALL HAS TO DO BASICALLY WITH NO CARS, WHICH IS, UH, A REAL BLIGHT ON THE, ON THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT SAYS A NO MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS JUNK PARTIALLY WRECKED, FAILS TO DISPLAY A CURRENT LICENSE PLATE FAILS TO DISPLAY A CURRENT NORTH CAROLINA INSPECTION STICKER, OR IS NOT OPERATIVE THAT'D BE PLACED OR ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON.

THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED WAS STRIPPED, PARTIALLY WRECK OR JUMPED OVER VEHICLE OR BOAT OR PARTS THERE OF A SUDDEN BE PERMITTED TO BE PARKED OR KEPT ON THE REAL PROPERTY.

THOSE STRUCTURES SHALL BE ERECTED PLACE FOR PERMITTED TO REMAIN ON THE REAL PROPERTY.

THEY'RE THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS THAT, THAT THE HOUSING WORK GROUP HAS LOOKED AT AND FIND THE APPROPRIATE FOR VACANT LOT.

SO FROM THAT BLINDING ISSUE THAT CONTINUED TO EVOLVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU ADD TO, TO REQUIRE US TO SELL THE PRODUCT.

THAT'S HOW, AND JUST SO EVERYONE'S CLEAR, THOSE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS WOULD RUN WITH THE LAND.

SO IF MR. BENJAMIN OR WHOEVER PURCHASES, THIS PROPERTY WERE TO SELL IT, THEN THOSE CONDITIONS WOULD CONTAIN TWO O'CLOCK.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MR. BENJAMIN OR ANYBODY ELSE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND WHAT RESTRICTIVE COVENANT WILL BE A PLACE WE'RE TRYING TO PUT THE PASTOR COMES OUT IN BUSINESS.

TO ME ABOUT ME WANTING TO BUY PROPERTY OR ANYTHING WOULD HAVE ACCESS.

HOW MANY CARS HAVE YOU GOT RID OF 130 MINUTES? ALL OF THESE PHOTOS WILL BE UPLOADED TO THE WEBSITE.

SO THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE ACCESS

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SO WHEN YOU CAN PLACE YOUR, OF THE COMMISSION IS TWO OPTIONS ON THE TABLE TOMORROW BY FIVE AUGUST, WOULD THE ADVICE THAT IT TURNED OUT, WE'LL GO WITH HER FIRST SUGGESTION.

SHE'S COMFORTABLE WITH IT.

UH, THAT WOULD BE TO WAIT UNTIL AUGUST, ALLOW MR. BENJAMIN TIME TO COME UP WITH A B.

CORRECT.

AND THEN WE PROCEED ON IT.

UH, WORKING, UM, HOUSING NEIGHBORHOOD AND, AND ALL, ALL CONDITIONAL WALLETS TONIGHT, I WILL SAY IT, I WILL GIVE IT TO NAMES, CONTACT, PROPERTY, UH, NEIGHBOR, NEIGHBORHOOD, MR. WILLIAMS, HAVE Y'ALL TALKED BACK TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR WHEN THEY MAY BE GOING IN FOR CLEANING UP.

UM, I ASKED THE GENTLEMAN INVOLVED HERE.

WOULD THAT TIMELINE IS YOUR INTENDED USE OR WORK WITH THE PROPERTY? I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF YOU, BUT IF YOU'RE HAVING AN EPISODE, NO, SIR.

UH, THAT THAT'LL BE FINE.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT.

AND IT GAVE ME TIME TO, UH, SEND YOU A GUY CAME UP TONIGHT WITH HIS RESTRICTED.

UH, I HEARD WHAT HE READ TONIGHT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW THIS.

ANYTHING ELSE? WE'LL GET YOU A COPY OF.

[12. Working Group Reports]

AND YOU'RE STILL WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER MORNING.

WE, UH, ACTUALLY LEFT THE WORD PERMISSION TO MORGAN THROUGH GIVE US THE DATES.

AND WE WOULD, UH, WE WEREN'T, WE WEREN'T GIVING THEM DAY WHO WAS SAYING THAT WHENEVER THEY CAME UP WITH THE DATES THAT THEY WERE AVAILABLE, WE'VE MADE, UH, PERSONNEL WITH JOINT.

I THINK IT GAVE ALL THE HOUSES IN OUR WORKING GROUP MEETING, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING POSTED IT WE NEED TO ADD, BUT, UH, ONE OF THE OTHER TOPICS THAT WE DISCUSSED AT OUR LAST MEETING WAS, UH, WE HAVE PROPERTIES SUCH AS BATTLE ON JONES STREET, WHERE WE REMOVED THE HOUSE THERE AND IT'S TIME TO DEVELOP A NEW SITE PLANS FOR THOSE PROPERTIES.

AND SO THAT THE WORK GROUP IS, UH, GOING TO BE PURSUING, DEVELOPING FOR REVIEW OF, OF THE COMMISSION, UH, SITE PLANS AND LAYOUTS FOR POTENTIAL USE OF THOSE PROPERTIES.

UH, AND SOME OTHER PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN LIKE EIGHT, EIGHTH STREET.

SO THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT 'EM AND SEE WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AND SO FORTH, BECAUSE THEY WILL REQUIRE A REPLANTING OF THE, OF THE EXISTING LAND, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN HAPPY TO GO TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

BUT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE INITIATING THAT BECAUSE WE WANTED TO SEE THINGS MOVE ON AND GET, GET READY TO WORK ON.

HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU HAVE OVER THERE? WE HAVE OVER THERE, WE HAVE OVER THERE.

WE THINK WE CAN GET AT LEAST THREE, WE'VE GOT THE ONE ON THE CORNER.

CORRECT.

AND IT'S ONE BEHIND IT BEHIND.

BUT IS IT A BIG LOSS? IT'S TWO LOTS.

WE DON'T KNOW A THERE'S WAY TO RESTRUCTURE SOME OF THAT STUFF.

LET'S LOOK AT DIFFERENT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD FIT ON DIFFERENT SHAPE BLOCKS.

THAT'S OKAY.

HE PAID SCREEN MICHELLE WALKER.

WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS ON U BANK STREET AND, UM, WE GOT AN ADVERTISED IN THE PAPER NOW FOR BITTERS.

WE'VE GOT THE SET OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS READY.

THE BID PACKAGE HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER AND THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING IS JULY 21ST AT 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING IN THIS ROOM.

AND THEN THE BID OPENING WILL BE AUGUST 4TH AT 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING IN THIS ROOM IN MY OFFICE IS GOING TO MANAGE THE DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION.

SO THE ADVERTISEMENT ASK ANY CONTRACTORS WHO ARE INTERESTED TO CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE DOCUMENTS.

ARE WE SET FOR WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM? UM, YOU ARE, UH, THE COMMISSION ENDER, A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF NEW BERN TO RECEIVE CDBG FUNDS FOR THE REHAB OF THIS PARTICULAR HOUSE.

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SO YES, YOU'RE SET OUR LIMIT THAT I BELIEVE.

I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE FUNDING UNDER TWO YEARS.

I HAVE TO LOOK BACK, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S 100,000 FOR ONE YEAR AND A HUNDRED THOUSAND FOR THE OTHER YEAR.

SO THAT TOTALS TOGETHER 200,000.

YEAH, BECAUSE IF YOU GO OVER, YOU KNOW, FUNNEST, YOU MIGHT NEED MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

YOU CAN PULL FROM THE, I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT WE'RE ALL STILL SOLVING.

AND CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T EXACTLY FAMILIAR WITH THE, UH, SEE THE EXTENT OF THE WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE PERFORMED? THE EXTENT OF THE WORK, UH, WILL BE I PUTTING THE HOUSE DOWN ON THE FOUNDATIONS AND JOINING IT TO THE FOUNDATIONS THAT ARE THERE NOW, UM, WITH THE, YOU KNOW, THE FOUNDATION WALL AROUND, UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE AND THEN THE INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO MAKE IT WE'RE REALLY RENOVATING THE EXISTING THREE BEDROOM, ONE BATHROOM IN HOUSE PLAN.

AND SO WHEN, AND ALL THIS IS DONE AT BE READY TO BE UP, CORRECT.

WHETHER THAT IS A RENTAL OR YOU GOT TO KNOW PEOPLE USING THE WORD TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IS REALLY A SINGLE FAMILY.

THEY TRANSITION SOMEBODY WHO'S MAYBE COMING OUT OF A PROPERTY THAT IS DISTRESSED, THAT WE BOUGHT SOME TIME TO WRITE OFF THAT PROPERTY.

THAT'S WHAT THEY MEAN BY DRUGS.

AND I WANT TO KNOW THAT IT'S LOW INCOME FAMILY CAUSE WITH CDBG, THAT IS A REQUIREMENT HAS TO BE LOW INCOME ALSO.

UM, IS THERE ANY SCHEDULE, UM, INCLUDED IN THE BID PROCESS AS TO WHEN THE PROJECT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED? OH, GEEZ.

SHE'S OUTTA HERE.

UM, DO YOU REMEMBER AT THE, THE CONSTRUCTION TIMEFRAME? IS IT A YEAR FOR COMPLETION? I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.

IT'S NOT HARD TO FIND OUT ALL OF THE, UM, LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THAT ACCOMPANY THE BID DOCUMENTS WAS DEVELOPED BY, UM, THE COMPANY SYDNEY URBAN DAY.

I THINK IT'S INTERESTING FOR US TO KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN A LONG DRAWN OUT PROCESS AND BECAUSE OF THE RED TAPE, THE ONLY REHAB FUNDS IS WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE THERE.

THE BID PACKAGE FOR THIS RENOVATING THAT HOUSE, WHICH IS NOT A HUGE HOUSE, WE'VE GOT 102 PAGES.

THERE WAS A DOCUMENT.

THIS IS WHY IT TOOK SO LONG, THE REST OF THE A HUNDRED AND WHATEVER PAGES WAS, ALL THE RANT.

UM, IT WILL REQUIRE THE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, UM, NO DOCUMENTATION OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE GRANT.

SO IT TO NORTH CAROLINA, 1 43 DASH THREE 18 POINT 11 FIVE ACQUISITION.

SO, UM, FURTHER QUESTIONS.

[13. Closed Session to discuss potential acquisition of property.]

MOVES FOLLOW THE APPROPRIATE PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN DONE.

UM, WE RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM MR. MAIN STREET AND HE WANTS TO BUY IT AND HIS MOTHER IS NEXT TO IT.

SO, UM, WE CONTACT HIM AND SAY, HE'LL BE SO WE WILL FOLLOW THE PROTOCOLS THAT WERE ADOPTED THIS EVENING.

I DON'T KNOW IF 10 16 MAIN STREET IS CITY COUNTY ON THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

UM, BUT IT

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IN THAT NIGHT TO HAVE A PROCESS FOR SENDING IT TO THEM, SAY, GO TO THIS.

YES IT IS.

WE ALL, WE GO SEEING YOUR, THAT LIT.

WE WILL GET THE, ALL THE POEMS NEEDS TO BE UPLOADED TO THE WEBSITE ASAP, SINCE WE DON'T ALL THESE PEOPLE IN HERE THAT THEY WILL BE UPLOADED.

AND THEN WE CAN GET SOME OF THE FORMS DOWN HERE AND HAVE SOME, HAVE SOME, UH, HERE TO BE ABLE TO DO WE HAVE SOME OF THE BRENDA THAT WHEN PEOPLE CROSS THE STREET, THAT'S WHEN HE SAYS, OKAY.