city owned land

City Council approved a 2025 budget amendment to make $30,000 available for a proposed purchase of a parking lot on the west side of Adams Street in the 1700 block; vote 7-1.

The city manager said the purchase price for the Adams Street parking lot parcel had been negotiated with Wine Not, LLC in closed session.

City Council approved an agreement with Wine Not, LLC for the city to purchase a parking lot parcel at the southwest corner of Adams and 18th Streets; vote 6-2.

Council amended the motion on the purchase agreement to correct the parcel number and clarify that the seller pays for title insurance.

City Council approved a ground lease agreement with TowerPoint granting a perpetual telecommunications easement for a cell antenna on city-owned property at 2701 18th Street, in exchange for a one-time $305,000 payment plus 60% of future revenue from additional tenants at the site.

City Council approved a vacant land listing contract with Weichert, Realtors CornerStone to market city-owned property at the corner of Hawthorn Avenue and 18th Street for future housing development.

The Business and Industrial Development Committee voted unanimously to raise the city’s industrial land price from $11,000 per acre to $27,500 per acre for all city-owned industrial land, effective Dec. 1.

The committee cited comparable communities charging more and noted that large parts of Woodland Industrial Park Phase 1 and Phase 2 remain undeveloped.

The Community Development Authority reviewed an offer of $52,000 to purchase Lot 24 on Sandy Ridge Drive and voted to counter at $54,500; the item passed.

Staff discussed potential future expansion planning for Sandy Bay Highlands, including three nearby properties under different ownership as possible options; no vote was taken.

Staff provided a high-level review of city-owned land inventory, market interest, and possible future expansion of Woodland Industrial Park, and sought general policy direction; no action was requested and no vote was taken.

An agenda item titled "Concept mapping and site disposition" appeared under the topic of city owned land.

Hamilton property visioning meeting moved into mapping concepts onto the site and discussing selling city land or other next steps for the property; no vote was recorded.

Hamilton property visioning meeting continued mapping concepts and discussing selling city land or other next steps for the property; no vote was recorded.

The Business and Industrial Development Committee/Community Development Authority voted 7-0 to enter closed session to discuss property acquisition and business assistance, citing competitive/bargaining reasons.