HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-16-1999 - 9bORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. 9 -b
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 16, 1999
SUBJECT: Disposal of Surplus Property - Clark Hills Subdivision, Chapel Hill
DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Public Hearing: No
Central Services Budget Amendment Reqd? No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Area Map
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pam Jones, ext. 2650
Telephone Number:
Hillsborough
732 -8181
Chapel Hill
967 -9251
Mebane
227 -2031
Durham
688 -7331
PURPOSE: To consider declaring as surplus one lot in Clark Hills Subdivision and
authorizing the County Manager or his designee to enter into negotiations with the
prospective buyers.
BACKGROUND: In February 1985, the County acquired a lot in Clark Hills Subdivision
in the Town of Chapel Hill, in conjunction with a tax forfeiture. The property is
comprised of about 1.15 acres on the north side of Markham Drive. The lot contains a
utility easement and resource conservation district (RCD) restrictions. There would be
significant site development costs if someone wished to construct a building on this site
because of the aforementioned constraints. A citizen has approached staff requesting
that the County entertain an offer for the property. The potential buyer has been made
aware of the site limitations and has continued to express serious interest in acquiring
the property.
County Engineer Paul Thames and Housing and Community Development Director Tara
Fikes have visited the site and view it as impractical for affordable housing purposes
because of the significant site development expenses that would be involved. The
County has no identified present or future need for the property. Staff therefore
recommends that the property be declared surplus and the disposal process begun.
Under North Carolina law, the County may dispose of surplus property in several ways.
One of the appropriate disposal methods for real estate is negotiated
offer /advertisement/upset bids. Steps would be as follows:
➢ The Board declares the subject property as surplus.
➢ The Board authorizes a County official to negotiate with the prospective buyers.
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➢ A negotiated offer is established between the County and the prospective buyers
and presented to the Board of Commissioners for acceptance.
➢ If the Board proposes to accept the offer, it shall require the prospective buyer to
deposit with the County a bid bond equal to five percent (5 %) of the
offered /negotiated price.
➢ The offer is published in a "newspaper of general circulation" and upset bids are
invited.
➢ If an upset bid is submitted within 10 days and exceeds the original negotiated
price by at least 10% then the advertisement process begins again until the upset
bid solicitation ceases to draw upset bids.
➢ The Board would be advised of the accepted terms and conditions of sale, the
Board would approve the sale and closing documents would be drawn up to reflect
the sale. The County would be divested of the property.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board declare the
subject property as surplus and authorize the Manager or his designee to begin
negotiations to sell the property.
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This map contains parcels prepared for the irnentory of real property within
^� Orange County,and ie compiled from recorded deede,plate,and other public
BaCkground Info recorcJs and data.Users of this map are hereby notified that the aforementioned
public primary information sources should be consulted for verification of the
information contained on this map.The County and its mapping companies assume '
no legal responsibility for the information contained on this map
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