Item 20 - Exchange of Real Property

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Agreement with County of Orange Exchange of Real Property October 4, 2022 Page 2 Within County -owned Parcel A is the Plaza of the Flags and parking structure area below, as well as the Japanese Garden and a portion of the Ross Annex Parking Structure. County staff have indicated that the Parcel A is not needed for County purposes. Parcel A is also located directly adjacent to Santa Ana City Hall. The Plaza is generally used by the City for special events and activities throughout the year, including farmer's markets and as an ice-skating rink during the winter, for which approval must be requested from the County of Orange. The City's ownership of the property will allow the City to utilize the Plaza without going through a County permitting process. Within City -owned Parcel B is a portion of the Library parking structure. The County administers the parking within the Civic Center and under the various agreements with the City for the operation of the Civic Center, collects the revenues for the upkeep of the Civic Center area. Parcel B is not needed for City purposes. In addition, if the exchange is approved by the City and the County of Orange, the property ownership boundaries which currently run through the Library parking structure and the Ross Annex parking structure will be adjusted so that the structures are wholly contained within one ownership. In order to consolidate ownership of the Santa Ana Library Parking structure and assist the City in the activation of the Plaza of the Flags area, the County and the City share a mutual interest in the exchange of parcels. Based on the opinions of City staff, valuation of the parcels subject to the exchange is equivalent. Prior to completion of the property conveyance, the City must declare Parcel B as surplus land, and therefore, is exempt surplus land pursuant to Government Code section 54221(f)(1)(c). Staff recommends the approval of the attached Agreement for the Exchange of Real Property (Exhibit 3), which sets out the parameters for the exchange, and adoption of the resolution declaring Parcel B as exempt surplus land pursuant to the Surplus Land Act (Exhibit 4). ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.