3.30.040 Surplus Property Review.
A. Process. Real property owned by the City is subject to disposition as surplus property after:
1. Completion of the surplus property review procedures as set forth in this section; and
2. Approval of disposition by the City Council as set forth in Sections 6 and 8 of this ordinance.
B. Initiation. A surplus property review may be initiated by:
1. A specific request to purchase City owned real property; or
2. A recommendation made as a result of a property review by City staff.
C. Report. The city of Vancouver Property Services Manager or designee shall prepare a written surplus property report which shall include the following information, as applicable, for each parcel under consideration (“Subject Parcel”):
1. Description and map of the Subject Parcel’s size and its general location;
2. Description of the circumstances under which the Subject Parcel was obtained;
3. Identification of any deed restrictions on disposition of the Subject Parcel;
4. Description of what funds were used to initially acquire the Subject Parcel;
5. Recommendation as to which fund the proceeds from its sale should be credited;
6. Description of what municipal use the Subject Parcel has been put to in the past, and what current and future municipal use for which it might be held;
7. Recommendation as to whether the Subject Parcel should be disposed of or retained; and
8. If it is determined that the Subject Parcel should be disposed of, whether the Subject Parcel should be sold by sealed bid, at auction, through negotiated sale, by a public request for proposals, or by another specifically recommended process.
9. A recommendation as to whether single or multiple parcels of property having an estimated value individually or in the aggregate of twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less be disposed of without going through the disposition process required by section 8 upon approval by Council as part of the determination of surplus status required by section 6. (Ord. M-3923 §5, 2009)