Item 20 - Exchange of Real Property

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Public Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 20 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report October 4, 2022 TOPIC: Exchange of Real Property AGENDA TITLE: Approve an Agreement with the County of Orange for Exchange of Real Property and Adopt a Resolution Declaring City Property as Exempt Surplus Land RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Adopt a resolution declaring City -owned property as exempt surplus land pursuant to California Government Code § 54220 et seq. for the purpose of a real property exchange with the County of Orange. 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Exchange of Real Property agreement between the City of Santa Ana and the County of Orange, a political subdivision of the State of California, for proposed property exchange of the Civic Center Plaza of the Flags area and the Civic Center Library Parking Structure subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney. DISCUSSION In the mid-1950s, the City acquired and combined parcels to create the City's portion of the Civic Center block between Civic Center Drive, Ross Street, Santa Ana Boulevard, and Flower Street. Since then, the City has added to the property and conveyed segments to other government agencies, and now some of the ownership boundaries do not coincide with buildings and other improvements. The parking structure adjacent to the City's Main Library, which is operated by the County of Orange, is partially within City of Santa Ana property. The parcel containing the Plaza of the Flags and the parking structure underneath it which is utilized by City staff and agencies, along with the Japanese Garden structure, are owned by the County (Exhibit 1). To correct the misalignment, on March 31, 2022, the Orange County Chief Real Estate Officer and City of Santa Ana City Manager entered into a non -binding Letter of Intent (Exhibit 2), with the express interest of exchanging a County -owned 2.2-acre parcel in the Civic Center (Parcel A), for a City -owned 0.7-acre parcel (Parcel B).