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February 19, 2019 To: The Mayor & City Council Members City of Santa Ana. iI Re: 19D APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE SALE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTIES WITH RESTRICTED USE OF PROCEEDS AND ALLOW FOR DIRECT NEGOTIATION FOR SALE OF EXEMPT REAL PROPERTY PER SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE {STRATEGIC PLAN NOS, 3, 2C, gA & 6, 1G} Dear Mayor Pulido and Santa Ana City Council Members: We are writing this letter to ask you to continue the item 19D, the Request for Proposals for the sale of City -Owned real properties, until you as a policy making body can answer in writing, how you are complying with the CA Surplus Land Act with the proposal of these sales. In particular, we ask that the City Council (1) clarify its position on compliance with the Act; and (2) take all necessary steps to ensure that it fully complies with the Surplus Land Act, including following the Act's requirements in the sale or lease of all surplus City -Owned real property. By authorizing the City to approve the Request for Proposal for the Sale of City -Owned real properties with restricted use of proceeds and allow for direct negotiation for sale of exempt real property, we believe is in conflict with the Surplus Land Act's requirements and provisions relating to notification and the prioritization of affordable housing. In addition, the City of Santa Ana is undertaking a General Plan Update. The General Plan has not been updated for over 30 years. As stated in your December 4, 2018 staff report, "The goal of the Land Use Element is to provide a long-range guide for the land use and physical development in the City to reflect the community's vision for a quality of life. This element is a tool to promote public health, reduce infrastructure costs and address long-term environmental issues such as climate change and water resources." Given that Land Use will be one of the elements of the General Plan, the sale of these City -Owned real properties is premature and not in line with the City's intent to best promote the goal of the Land Use Element.