HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12042012 - SD.9RECOMMENDATION(S):
OPEN the public hearing, ACCEPT Testimony, and CLOSE the public hearing by the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors, serving in the capacity of Housing Successor to the former Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency
(Agency), pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34176, to consider ADOPTING Resolution No. 2012/942
authorizing the sale of Agency owned property at 96 Enes Avenue, Bay Point (Assessor’s Parcel Number
097-037-007) to Julio and Yensi Morales, in the amount of One Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Dollars ($135,000)
(Fidelity Title Company Escrow Number # 263598)
FISCAL IMPACT:
No General Fund revenues are involved with the sale of 96 Enes Avenue, Bay Point. Redevelopment Housing funds
were used to purchase the property as part of the Agency's Affordable Housing Program. Proceeds from the sale will
be deposited with the Successor Housing Agency.
BACKGROUND:
In 2007, the former Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency (Dissolved RDA) exercised its right to acquire the
property at at 96 Enes
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/04/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES ____ NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
Contact: Maureen Toms,
925-674-7878
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of
the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 4, 2012
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: , Deputy
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SD. 9
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Catherine Kutsuris, Conservation & Development
Date:December 4, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Sale of Successor Housing Agency-Owned Property at 96 Enes Avenue, Bay Point
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Avenue, Bay Point, in order to retain the stock of affordable housing in the unincorporated area of the County. The
property was a deed restricted affordable housing unit where the Agency provided a first-time homebuyer loan of
$48,500 to the buyers for a ten-year deed restriction. The term of the deed restriction was expired and the house
could then be sold as an unrestricted unit. The Dissolved RDA purchased the property pursuant to its Resale
Requirements, Homebuyer Covenants, and Option to Purchase Agreement (Resale Restrictions) for a price of
$368,775; the appraised value at the time. The Agency received the initial $48,500, plus compounded interest for a
total of $112,334 at the close of escrow. Since the Dissolved RDA acquired the property residential values in Bay
Point have continued to decline. According to Assessor Records the average value of home sales in the Bay Point area
have decreased by more than 65 percent. Since 2007, the foreclosure crisis impacted Bay Point significantly
and most first time home buyers were unable to secure financing to purchase homes. The Dissolved RDA
rehabilitated the property using housing funds and then relisted it for sale.
On January 17, 2012, the Board of Supervisors declared that the County of Contra Costa would act as the housing
successor entity to the Dissolved RDA effective February 1, 2012. On that date the housing successor assumed the
housing assets, housing obligations and housing functions of the Dissolved RDA.
The County, as Housing Successor, worked with Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC) of North
Richmond to list the property for sale to an income-qualified buyer. CHDC received six offers on the property, three
of which were qualified buyers.On October 22, 2012, Julio and Yensi Morales made an offer for 96 Enes Avenue,
Bay Point in the amount of $135,000. Although this offer is less than the amount paid by the Dissolved RDA for the
property and incurred in transaction fees, staff is recommending that the Board of Supervisors, acting as the Housing
Successor to the Dissolved RDA, accept the offer. Accepting this offer allows the Housing Successor to reduce its
real estate holdings, while preserving this unit as affordable for another first-time home buyer. It also enables the
Housing Successor to continue fulfilling its affordable housing goals and overall production count. In recent years,
the Redevelopment Agency had exercised its option to purchase properties to keep them in the stock of affordable
housing units. The most recent was a unit purchased and resold in North Richmond in 2010. The Enes Avenue
property is the last of these units that have been purchased. The new buyer will be required to enter into the Housing
Successor's Resale Restriction and Buyer’s Disclosure Statement.
Sale of this property is a Class 12 Categorical Exemption of the California Environmental Quality Act.
Following sale of the property, the Director of the Conservation and Development Department to deliver the grant
deed to Fidelity Title Company, file a Notice of Exemption and pay the $50 filing fee to the County Clerk.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The housing unit will remain vacant and the Housing Successor Agency will continue to incur holding costs and
other financial obligations. The unit will also not qualify for production count under the affordable housing program
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
Adopted this Resolution on 12/04/2012 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSE:
Resolution No. 2012/492
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, ACTING AS THE HOUSING
SUCCESSOR TO THE FORMER CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AUTHORIZING THE SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 96 ENES AVENUE, BAY POINT, TO JULIO AND YENSI MORALES
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors (Board), serving in the capacity of Housing Successor to the former
Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency (Dissolved RDA), is conveying real property located at 96 Enes Avenue, Bay
Point, APB 097-037-007, to Julio and Yensi Morales, for the purchase price of One Hundred Thirtyfive Thousand Dollars
($135,000); and
WHEREAS, notice of the sale was published in the Contra Costa Times on November 20 and 27, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Board held a noticed public hearing pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34176, on December 4, 2012 at
10:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, O’Brien Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, California,
regarding the conveyance of the above-referenced real property.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes the Chair of the Board, on behalf of the Board actng in its
capacity as the Housing Successor to the Dissolved RDA, to execute a Real Property Sales Agreement for the conveyance
of real property located at 96 Enes Avenue, Bay Point, APN 097-037-007 to Julio and Yensi Morales for the purchase price of
$135,000; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board determines that the project is a Class 12 Categorical Exemption under the
California Environmental Quality Act; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and directs the Director of the Conservation and Development
Department (Director), or the Director's designee, to deliver the Grant Deed to Fidelity Title Company for recording, and to file a
Notice of Exemption and pay the Fifty Dollar ($50) filing fee to the County Clerk of Contra Costa County.
Contact: Maureen Toms, 925-674-7878
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 4, 2012
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: , Deputy
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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA (96
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA (96 Enes Avenue, Bay Point) NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, serving in the capacity of Housing
Successor to the former Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency pursuant to Health and Safety Code
Section 34176, will hold a public hearing on December 4, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors
Chambers, O'Brien Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, California. The hearing may be
continued from time to time until completed. Any person desiring the opportunity to be heard will be afforded
an opportunity to do so. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the approval of purchase and sale
agreement (the "Agreement") and the proposed sale of real property located at 96 Enes Avenue, Bay Point,
APN 097-037-007 (the "Property") to Julio and Yensi Morales pursuant to authority granted under Health and
Safety Code section 33433(c)(1). Any and all persons having any objections to the Agreement, or the
proposed sale of the Property as summarized above, or who deny the regularity of this proceeding or wish to
speak on any issue raised by Agreement or the proposed conveyance may appear at the hearing and will be
afforded an opportunity to state their objections. If any person desires to challenge in court the approval and
execution of the proposed Agreement, the proposed sale of the Property, or any proceedings in connection
therewith, they may be limited to raising only those issues that they or someone else raised at the hearing
described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the County at, or prior to, the hearing.
Further information regarding this hearing may be obtained by contacting Maureen Toms, Redevelopment
Program Manager, at (925) 674-7878. ECT# 4691063 Nov. 20, 27, 2012
Appeared in: Bay Area News Group on Tuesday, 11/20/2012
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