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Specifically, the Act requires that a local agency disposing of surplus land must send a "written offer to sell or lease for the purpose of developing low- and moderate -income housing" to local public agencies and, upon request, to individuals or organizations certified by the state to "own, construct, acquire, or rehabilitate a housing development' Cal. Gov't Code § 54222(a) (internal citations omitted). The Act further requires that a written offer to "sell or lease for park and recreational purposes or open -space purposes" be sent to local and regional parks agencies. Cal. Gov't Code § 54222(b). II. The City s Proposed Sale of the Parcels, As Currently Structured, Would Violate the Act Here, the City proposes to sell over 400,000 square feet of City -owned land in the Bristol corridor through a combination of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and direct negotiation. The City's proposal is set forth in a Request for Council Action dated February 19, 2019 and entitled "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" (the "Staff Report"). In the Staff Report, the City proposes to sell 28 combined parcels through RFPs and 5 substandard parcels through direct negotiation. The Parcels qualify as "surplus land" for purposes of the Act. The Act defines "surplus land" as "land owned by any local agency, that is determined to be no longer necessary for the agency's use, except property being held by the agency for the purpose of exchange." Cal. Gov. Code § 54221 (b). The Staff Report expresses the City's determination to sell the Parcels, in accordance with its desire to use the Parcels for purposes other than the "municipal operations and various improvement projects" for which the Parcels were originally acquired. That is, the Staff Report memorializes the City's determination that the Parcels are no longer necessary for the City's use. Yet, the Staff Report makes no mention of the Act or its procedural requirements or of generating housing or open space through the disposition process. Indeed, the report makes plain that the goal of the sale of the Parcels is to "promote revenue generating development and increase [sic] local workforce base." The disposition process described in the Staff Report, which the City aims to complete as soon as May 2019, does not include offering to sell or lease the Parcels to entities for affordable housing or open space. 2