Recommendation to direct City Manager to work with Director of Economic Development to create an unsolicited proposal process for development of City owner real property.
Thank you. Next up is item number 15. Communication from Councilwoman Price, Councilwoman Zendejas, Councilwoman Allen. Recommendation to direct City Manager to work with economic development. Create an unsolicited proposal process for development of city owned property. Thank you. Councilman Price. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So I'm bringing this item forward because I know what happens to all of us, but every once in a while, I'll get a call from a developer who has driven by either an underutilized city property or a city property that may appear to be vacant. And they want to know what they can do to acquire it or to utilize it. And we currently have no formal process in place to make such a discussion, a fair discussion that provides access to anyone, access and information to anyone who might be interested in developing the same site. And so it seems sometimes like the process is a little bit of who, you know, instead of us publicly putting information out there that a specific property has been the subject of interest by a developer, and we are welcoming interest from other potential developers on that same property. And so I think this is a process that that really we should put into place. And we've talked to I've talked with John Keisler about this, and I don't know if John wants to speak further about it, but I imagine that Council District three is not the only district where this type of conversation happens. And so I think developing a formal process that provides access and opportunity for all potential interested developers in acquiring and or operating city owns land is a beneficial tool for the city to have. So I'd ask my colleagues to support this item, and I don't know if Mr. Heisler still here on the call, but if you wouldn't mind, maybe just talking a little bit more about why this is a positive development if we had a process like this. This is Tom Modica. I think John is it was not available right now, but he and I have spoken as as you and I have as well. We do believe that there is a benefit for creating a citywide structure for unsolicited proposals. We do get these on a regular basis and we do have a process for processing them and taking a look and analyzing them and getting those to the city council in closed session. I do think having a more of a structure and knowing kind of what to expect if you do want to do an unsolicited proposal. And also some of those key questions about how do you also give opportunity to those who you know, who are also interested in the part in the process and developing on that site. So we think this is a good thing and we'd be happy to bring back some ideas for the council to consider. Thank you. Councilman, president, anything else you want to continue? Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Councilman Margot. Councilman Mongo. Okay. Let me move on. I'll come back. Councilman Zoro. Thank you. I'm sorry. I want to go ahead. Councilmember, you know, I've been having some microphone challenges this evening. Thank you. Councilman Price and the co-sponsors of the item. This is something that comes up so often. And we've talked to city staff about options. It often has to do with what city department is most involved in it. And so I would love to see a transparent process that both encourages the businesses and or ideas to come forward, but also has some transparency to it. Where proposals received are incubated for a certain period of time, where the address of interest is listed on a public website. So other individuals who might have ideas about that particular site could come forward with ideas without revealing the efforts of the original proposer. And so that ideas can really flourish in a competitive way without direct competition of losing the value of the ideas and the work brought forward by one. So I really appreciate this item. I would love to see this move forward. And if we do move to a committee structure, I would love to hear this item in economic development in finance, because I think it would be a powerful one. Thank you. Thank you, Councilwoman Sara. Thank you, Mayor. So and I also think Councilmember Pryce and the other members for bringing this agenda forward. I do think that we should have a formal process to understand these, a process for unsolicited proposal and a clear process. But I also want to make sure that as we do develop a process, we take into consideration, you know, districts like mine who might have some properties available that developers might be interested to take in consideration of the concerns around community as far as how it might impact or change the makeup of the community as well. There's just been a lot of heightened concerns about displacement in in my district. So I just want to make sure, as we're developing it, that we also take that into consideration about how we're making sure there's a transparent process as well to residents that might be impacted. I know that the process is a proposal and it doesn't necessarily, you know, have a process yet for informing community members or residents of the area, but also making it so that we encourage those from the community maybe or create process where they're also able to possibly apply for this as well. And so thank you. Thank you, Councilwoman Allen. Yes. Thank you, Mayor. Am I also signed on to this item? And it's important because it creates a path for unsolicited proposals regarding the acquisition we sell or shared use of city owned property and Lumbee each has a good history of strong processes, and I'm proud of that. But we also need to make sure that we have a defined process for unsolicited proposals as well. And I am a firm believer that by creating a channel for unplanned projects not formally requested by the city is also a great opportunity to boost innovative development projects. And it's just good for the city. So I look forward to seeing this move forward. Councilwoman and councilman Sunday has. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to thank Councilmember Price for bringing this forward. I think that this is very, very fitting for us as a city as we continue to grow and as we continue to develop. I think that having a fair and just process will be beneficial to all involved. So very happy to support this item. Thank you. That concludes comments. Let's do a roll call vote, please. District one, i. District two. I District three. I. District four by district five, i. District six. At District seven. I District eight. District nine. All right. Motion carries.