(a) Any agency of the city having under its jurisdiction and control real property, which is no longer desired or needed by the agency for its own use shall submit a list of such real property to the director, which shall include a description of the property and an estimate as to the fair market value.
(b) The director shall prepare an inventory of all real property found on any list submitted pursuant to subsection (a), including the descriptions of the properties and estimated fair market values, and shall circulate copies of the inventory to such agencies of the city as the director shall determine, and any agency receiving copies of the inventory shall, within 30 days of the receipt thereof, file with the director a statement as to whether any of the real property included in the inventory is needed by the agency for its use.
(c) If an agency submits a statement to the director indicating a need for the use of any real property included in the inventory, the statement shall also contain a request for the use of such real property. The director may then recommend to the mayor the transfer of the use of the real property to the agency indicating a need to use the real property. Before making a transfer, the director shall provide written notification of the proposed transfer to the neighborhood board of the district in which the subject property is situated and to any abutting property owners at least 10 days before such transfer; provided written notification shall not be required for the transfer of real property with an estimated fair market value under $5,000. This subsection shall not preclude the mayor from making lawful transfers of the use of city property between agencies by means other than those provided in this section.
(d) Any real property included in the inventory which is not recommended by the director to the mayor for transfer, or which is recommended by the director to the mayor for transfer, but is not transferred within a reasonable time, as determined by the director, shall be deemed surplus real property.
(e) The director, with the concurrence of the corporation counsel, shall determine whether to recommend to the council the disposal of surplus real property.
(f) Before any surplus real property owned by the city may be disposed of, the director shall submit a recommendation and a draft resolution with respect to the proposed disposal of the surplus real property to the council. The draft resolution shall include a description of the real property, an estimate as to the fair market value of the real property, and a statement whether the real property will be disposed of by gift, exchange, sale, or other means. If the real property is proposed to be exchanged, the draft resolution shall state the property for which the real property is proposed to be exchanged. If the real property is proposed to be sold, the draft resolution shall state whether the property is proposed to be sold at auction, by negotiated sale, or otherwise, and shall state the minimum price for which the property will be sold.
(g) If the council finds that the proposed disposal of surplus city real property is in the interest of the inhabitants of the city and adopts a resolution authorizing the director to dispose of the surplus real property, the surplus real property may be disposed of in accordance with the terms of the resolution and in accordance with § 37-1.6, 37-1.7, or 37-1.8, whichever is appropriate. Otherwise, the surplus real property may not be disposed of.
(1990 Code, Ch. 37, Art. 1, § 37-1.2) (Added by Ord. 92-108)