55D - RESO FOR PROP 625 S CYPRESS

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RESOLUTION NO. 2020- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DECLARING CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 625 SOUTH CYPRESS AVENUE, APN# 404- 102-06, AS SURPLUS LAND AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE SURPLUS LAND ACT, CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54220, ET SEQ., AS AMENDED ON JANUARY 1, 2020, FOR THE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby, finds, determines and declares as follows: A. City of Santa Ana (the "City") owns the real property commonly known as the Cypress Fire Station (the "Property") located at 625 South Cypress Avenue, consisting of 7,188 square feet (0.17 acres), including a 4,350 square foot building that was constructed in 1928, APN# 404-102-06, zoned R2, and listed in 1997 on the Santa Ana Registry of Historic Places; and B. The Property was acquired and constructed in 1928 and initially utilized as a fire station, then served as senior center, office and storage space by nonprofit groups, meeting space for neighborhood groups, and was vacated in June 2014; and C. Staff analyzed the feasibility of utilizing the Property for a potential community center and determined it infeasible due to lack of parking and the cost associated with the rehabilitation needed to bring it up to code; and D. Since 2017, the City's Parks Recreation and Community Services Agency has spent over $70,000 for security and maintenance of the Property, with ongoing costs estimated at approximately $18,649 per year ($9,000 for maintenance and $9,649 for the rental of security windows and doors); and E. There were 63 police calls for service between January 2018 and April 2019, within 50 feet of the Property, for trespassing and other disturbances; and Resolution No. 2020-XXX Page 1 of 3 55D-4