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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
RESOLUTION NO. 24-2015
A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY
TO GOOD NEWS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC.
WHEREAS, The City of Richmond, Indiana, is the recipient of two (2) Blight Elimination
Program ( "BEP ") forgivable loan awards to be used for the purchase of certain
properties from willing sellers in order that abandoned, vacated, and blighted
properties can be demolished to accomplish neighborhood Street stabilization; and
WHEREAS, The City through the Board of Works previously entered into Contract No. 133 -2014
(with Good News Habitat for Humanity, Inc. for BEP -1), and No. 26 -2015 (with
Good News Habitat for Humanity, Inc. for BEP -2) in order that the City can work
with the Program Partners to transfer and demolish the properties in accordance with
the BEP guidelines; and
WHEREAS, The Board of Public Works and Safety ( "Board ") is the disposing agent for real
property owned and to be transferred or acquired by the City of Richmond, Indiana
( "City ") pursuant to the provisions of Indiana Code (IC) 36 -1 -11, et. seq. (the "Act ");
and
WHEREAS, In accordance with IC 36- 1- 11- 1(b)(7) the City of Richmond may transfer properties
located in Richmond, Indiana, to Good News Habitat for Humanity, Inc., and
WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the City of Richmond that the Board of Public Works and
Safety approve of the transfer of certain properties to Good News Habitat for
Humanity, Inc. as Program Partner in order that said properties may be demolished in
accordance with the BEP guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of Richmond,
Indiana, that said Board hereby approves of the transfer of the following properties located in
Richmond, Indiana, to Good News Habitat for Humanity, Inc.:
Property Address
a. 545 N 19th Street
b. 1201 Harris Street
C. 433 S 11th Street
d. 439 S 11th Street
Tag Bill ID Number
029 - 53264 -00
029 - 03523 -00
029 - 07853 -00
029 - 07516 -00
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ALSO RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of
Richmond, Indiana, that Tony Foster, Director of the Department of Metropolitan Development,
Sharon Palmer, Community Development Specialist, Sarah Mitchell, City Planner and/or Ashley
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Schultz, Planning Technician shall be authorized to execute any and all documents associated with
the conveyance and transfer of the above- listed properties to Good News Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
Passed and adopted this /2g day of A�� 2015, by the Board of Public Works &
Safety.
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Vicki Robinson, President
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Richard Foore, Member
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thony L. Fos r, II, Member
APPROVED:
By: , Mayor
(Sarah L. Hutton)