To: Ellen Ellenburg, Public Works Committee Chairperson
From: Joshua Freeman, Director of Administration
title
RE: Approval of a Discharge of Declaration of Restrictive Covenant on a vacant parcel
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of a request to discharge a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant on a County owned vacant lot.
BACKGROUND:
A resident has expressed interest in purchasing an adjacent vacant lot on Yale St. in Mt. Morris. When the deed was pulled, there was a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant attached. This Declaration was the result of an anticipated supportive housing program that GCCARD entered in 2007. The program never materialized.
DISCUSSION:
Since the program never materialized and no HUD funding was used, the Board must take action authorizing the execution of the Discharge of Declaration of Restrictive Covenant. Once removed, we’ll engage with the adjacent property owner for possible sale.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There is no impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
By selling the property, the parcel will become taxable again resulting in a positive impact on Genesee County’s budget.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There is no impact on Facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
There is no impact on Technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
In removing this Covenant, we are working with our residents to encourage community and economic growth.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Director of Administration to authorize executing and recording a Discharge of Declaration of Restrictive Covenants on the county-owned vacant lot at or near 1239 West Yale Avenue in Mt. Morris Township, parcel number 14-24-552-189, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the October 2, 2024 meeting of the Public Works Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of the Board is authorized to execute the discharge document on behalf of Genesee County.