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ARF- 2206

Regular Agenda Item 3. C.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	11/19/2013
Submitted By:	Marian Sheppard, Clerk, BOS, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Department:	Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

Information

Request/Subject

A sealed bid for the purchase of 16 parcels of State-owned land.

Background Information

On July 8, 2003, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 03-06-07, which established a policy regarding sales of real property tax deeded to the State of Arizona. Any parcels of land not sold at the Supervisors' annual property tax sale for the year in which the property was deeded to the State of Arizona is added to the County's "Back Tax Land List." This list of available properties is advertised on the County's website for purchase through the County's sealed bid process. Anyone may submit a sealed bid to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Department. The parcel information will be reviewed by the Clerk of the Board, Treasurer and Assessor, and ultimately placed on a Board of Supervisors' meeting agenda at which time the sealed bid envelope will be opened during a public meeting. The Board will then accept or deny the bid. If the bid is accepted, the successful bidder must submit payment to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Department within 48 hours of being notified of the winning bid. A quit claim deed will then be issued to the successful bidder transferring ownership of the property.

Evaluation

It is in the County's best interest to make every attempt to sell these parcels of land which have been deeded to the State of Arizona in order to get the parcels back on the County tax rolls and to relieve the County of the administrative oversight for each parcel of land.

A sealed bid has been submitted by Dan Mead of Cornerstone Lands/DLM/LLC on behalf of Desert Fox Van Dyke Company for the purchase of 16 parcels of land that were deeded to the State of Arizona. Information pertaining to these parcels is attached to this agenda item.

Conclusion

All of these parcels of land were owned by Occidental Minerals Company prior to being deeded to the State of Arizona. All of the parcels only pertain to purchasing the subsurface rights. If the Board of Supervisors approves the bid to purchase all sixteen (16) parcels, the total amount owed to the County would be $23,444.35. Per statute, the successful bidder must also pay $10 per parcel to record the Quit Claim Deeds.

It is in the County's best interest for the Board of Supervisors to consider the offer to purchase these 16 parcels of State-owned land.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider the offer for the purchase of 16 parcels of land.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to consider a sealed bid for the purchase of Assessor's tax parcel numbers 206-19-502, 206-21-515, 206-21-517, 206-21-518, 206-21-519, 206-21-520, 206-21-521, 206-21-522, 206-21-523, 206-21-524, 206-21-525, 206-21-526, 206-21-527, 206-21-529, 206-21-531, and 206-22-500. (Marian Sheppard)

Attachments
Bid Form
Clerk of the Board's Parcel Information
Treasurer's Office Parcel Information