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City Council Meeting <br />August 13, 2001 <br />Page 16 <br />After discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Carter, seconded by <br />Councilman Bell to accept the recommendation of Mr. Anderson. The motion <br />carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. <br />City Attorney Schenk presented the following petition for rezoning: Jeina <br />White, Lot 5, City Block 317 from Agricultural District to Agricultural with <br />Specific Use Permit 25 Daycare Center; Jerome Chapman, Lot l, City Block <br />227 from Two Family Dwelling District (2F) to Neighborhood Service District; <br />Jean E. (Brazile) Townsden from a One-Family Dwelling District No. 2 to a <br />Multiple-Family Dwelling District No. 1. <br />Mayor Pfiester referred the petitions to the Planning and Zoning Commission <br />for their study and recommendation at their meeting scheduled for September <br />4, 2001, and before the City Council September 6, 2001. <br />City Attorney Schenk presented the City Council a brief on the Homestead <br />Program and encouraged the City Council to review it. He said he was <br />bringing this to their attention because this issue will be coming back to the <br />Council with an ordinance to implement the program. City Attorney Schenk <br />said this program is a result of a lot of hard work from people and is part of the <br />clean-up program. The City Attorney said the Homestead Program would <br />involve properties that have cleared the tax process and have not been <br />purchased through the redemption process, nor purchased at auction. City <br />Attorney Schenk said all of the taxing entities would participate in that program <br />and the properties would be generally located inside the city, would be located <br />on rights-of-ways and would already have utilities available in front. These <br />properties would be placed into a special category for this particular program. <br />As part of that program, the people who meet the criteria would come in and <br />the taxing entities would create a contract of sale for that property. He said the <br />person would agree to build a home on that property within a stated period of <br />time in return for which the taxing entities would provide a special warranty <br />deed of title to that property. City Attorney Schenk pointed out advantages to <br />the taxpayers, saying that, if the program worked, the city would see infill <br />