2025-045 - Declaring Various Properties as Surplus Land & Exempt Surplus Land

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H. A portion of the Properties are "exempt" under the SLA, as further identified in Exhibit A. 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 Properties consistent with statutory requirements, SLA guidelines, and/or a local agency's policies or procedures. I. The exempt Properties qualify under Government Code section 54221(f)(1)(B). Specifically, the exempt Properties are less than one-half acre in area and are not contiguous to land owned by a state or local agency that is used for open-space or low- and moderate-income housing purposes. J. None of the characteristics listed under Government Code section 54221, subdivision (f)(2) apply to the Properties. Specifically, the Properties are not within a Coastal Zone, nor are they adjacent to a historical unit of the State Parks System, nor are they listed on, or determined by the State Office of Historic Preservation to be eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places, nor are they 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). K. The City is determining that the Properties identified in Exhibit A are, in fact, both surplus and 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 Properties are no longer necessary for the City's use and are therefore exempt surplus land, as terms defined in California Government Code section 54221, 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 follow the procedures of the Surplus Land Act, California Government Code section 54220, et seq., as amended with respect to the disposition of the Properties. Section 4. Any proposed agreements for the sale of the Properties shall be subject to the approval of the City Council. Section 5. Sales of the Properties as surplus are exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15312 (Surplus Government Property Sales). However, if development was proposed on the Properties by subsequent buyer, then that development would be reviewed under CEQA. Section 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council and the City Clerk shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. Resolution No. 2025-045 Page 2of6