DATE: February 7, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Declare Real Property Surplus and Set Date to Sell County Owned Excess Property
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Adopt Resolution declaring surplus County owned excess property located at 28134 Thermal Road, Sanger (Tivy Valley), CA 93657 (APN 158-203-40) and authorize Clerk to the Board to publish notice of intention to sell County owned excess property for a minimum bid of $35,000 by public auction at 9:00 a.m. on March 28, 2017. (4/5 Vote)
REPORT
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
Not adopt the Resolution declaring surplus County owned excess property, which will result in the County maintaining ownership without resources to maintain the property.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proceeds of the sale will be returned to the County's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program in accordance with the Federal CDBG grant regulations. The funds will be deposited into the CDBG grant fund, whereby they must be reused for ongoing eligible grant activities. At the time legal action was initiated, the lien for defaulted taxes on the property was $5,046.43, which represented delinquent property taxes from 2009 to 2014. The delinquent taxes reverted to unsecured debt at the previous trustee sale. The new property owner will be responsible for all future property taxes.
DISCUSSION:
The residence is located at 28134 Thermal Road, Sanger, CA 93657, in the unincorporated community of Tivy Valley. The property is a three bedroom, two bathroom, 1,248 square foot single-family manufactured home, built in 1999. The County acquired the residence through foreclosure under the Housing Assistance Rehabilitation Program (HARP).
HARP is the County's Board-established program which provides federally funded loans to eligible homeowners to rehabilitate their home and bring it up to standard code. The loan is secured by a promissory note and deed of trust lien on ...
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