2024-040 - 1601 and 1607 North Bristol as Exempt Surplus Land

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I. The Property has become surplus within the meaning of the California Surplus Land Act ("SLA"), Government Code section 54220 et seq., as amended, and is not necessary for the City's use. J. The Property is "exempt" under the SLA. Exempt Properties may be declared "exempt surplus land" and must be supported by written findings before a local agency may take any action to dispose of the Property consistent with statutory requirements, SLA guidelines, and/or a local agency's policies or procedures. K. The Property qualifies under Government Code section 54221(f)(1)(B). Specifically, the exempt Property is less than one-half acre in area and is not contiguous to land owned by a state or local agency that is used for open -space or low- and moderate -income housing purposes. L. The Property qualifies under Government Code section 54221(f)(1)(E). Specifically, the exempt Property is Surplus land that is a former street, right of way, or easement, and will be conveyed to an owner of an adjacent property. M. The exempt Property shall be sold to a contiguous land owner of the Property, otherwise the Property shall not be considered "exempt" under 54221(f)(1)(E). N. None of the characteristics listed under Government Code section 54221, subdivision (f)(2) apply to the Property. Specifically, the Property is not within a Coastal Zone, nor is it Adjacent to a historical unit of the State Parks System, nor is it listed on, or determined by the State Office of Historic Preservation to be eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places, nor is it Within the Lake Tahoe region as defined in Government Code section 66905.5, otherwise the City would be required to provide a written notice of availability for open -space purposes to entities described in Government Code section 54222, subdivision (b). O. The City is determining that the Property identified in Exhibit A is, in fact, exempt surplus land under the SLA and City will notify the Department of Housing and Community Development no less than thirty (30) days prior to the disposing of any exempt surplus land. Section 2. The City Council hereby finds and declares that the Property is no longer necessary for the City's use and is therefore exempt surplus land, as the terms are defined in California Government Code section 54221, et seq., as amended, based on the true and correct written findings found in Section 1, incorporated herein by this reference. Section 3. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to send written notices of availability of the Property as described in California Government Code section 54222, to negotiate the terms of any proposed sale of the Property with the owner of the adjacent property, and to otherwise follow the procedures of the Surplus Land Act, Resolution No. 2024-040 Page 2 of 4