55A - RESO DECLARING CITY OWNED PROPERTY 203-205 CIVIC CENTER SURPLUS

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203-205 W Civic Center Drive (YMCA Building) Surplus Land Resolution March 3, 2020 Page 2 Upon the City's determination that the YMCA property is surplus land, the procedures set forth in Government Code Section 54220 et seq. must be followed. Those procedures require the City to offer the sale or lease of surplus land to certain public entities for a period of 60 days, as follows: 1. For the purpose of developing low- and moderate -income housing, a written notice of availability of the surplus land shall be sent to any "local public entity" as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 50079 within whose jurisdiction the surplus land is located and to "Housing Sponsors" that have notified the California Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD") of their interest in surplus land. Local public entities to be notified include the City of Santa Ana Housing Authority. 2. For open -space purposes, a written notice of availability of the surplus land shall be sent to the City of Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Agency, the County of Orange OC Parks, the State Resources Agency or any agency that may succeed to its powers. 3. For the purpose of use by a school district for school facilities construction or open -space purposes, a written notice of availability of the surplus land shall be sent to the Santa Ana Unified School District. If the City receives a letter of interest from any of the above entities, then the City would enter into good faith negotiations concerning the price and terms of the sale with that entity for a period of 90 days. If the price or terms cannot be agreed upon after 90 days (or if no entity gives notice of interest), the City may sell the surplus land without further regard to the surplus land procedures. Any agreement memorializing the terms of a proposed sale of the YMCA site would be brought to the City Council for future consideration. IMPACTS ON CURRENT PROJECTS In February 2018, the City released a Request for Qualifications and Development Concepts for the renovation and reuse of the former YMCA Building. The RFP was sent directly to over 100 developers, including over 15 affordable housing developers, and was posted on the City's PlanetBids system for all interested parties to bid on. Four proposals were received in April 2018 for this solicitation. At the September 3, 2019 City Council meeting, the City Council authorized the negotiation of a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) for the renovation and reuse of the YMCA land. The new Assembly Bill revises Government Code Section 54234, to state "if a local agency, as of September 30, 2019, had entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement or legally binding agreement to dispose of land, the new provisions of the Act imposed by AB 1486 will not apply to the transaction provided the land is sold by December 31, 2022." Because the City is still in negotiations and has not entered into a formal agreement for the YMCA land, it must comply with the new provisions in the Surplus Lands Act by adopting a resolution (Exhibit 1) declaring the land surplus and again making it available to the entities listed above. If the price or terms cannot be agreed upon in a good faith negotiation period, the land may be 55A-2