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<br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR <br /> <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> APRIL 2, 2012 <br /> <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> QUITCLAIM AND SALE OF SURPLUS ? As Amended <br /> PROPERTY TO RANCHO SANTIAGO ? Ordinance on Reading <br /> El Ordinance on 2 Il "d Reading <br /> COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT ? Implementing Resolution <br /> ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> FILE NUMBER <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br /> 1) Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute a quitclaim deed relinquishing <br /> the City's fee interest in a portion of former College Avenue to Rancho Santiago Community <br /> College District. <br /> <br /> 2) Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to <br /> execute an agreement for the sale of City surplus property located at the northeast corner of <br /> College Avenue and Washington Avenue to Rancho Santiago Community College District for <br /> $1.00. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> On November 20, 2006, the City Council adopted resolution number 2006-081, approving the City <br /> to vacate portions of College Avenue, 15th Street, and Martha Lane (Exhibit 1). The streets were <br /> vacated to allow for the use by the Rancho Santiago Community College District (District) on its <br /> master plan campus expansion. <br /> <br /> During the vacation processing, the District provided the City with a title report that identified the <br /> District as the owner of the fee title of the streets, subject to street easements by the City. <br /> Consequently, no transfer of the underlying fee title was deemed necessary at the time of the <br /> street vacation. However, a more recent title report provided by the District for the processing of <br /> the Santa Ana College lot merger identifies the City as the fee owner of a 140 square foot portion <br /> of College Avenue just north of Washington Avenue (Exhibit 2). Staff has independently <br /> researched recorded deeds and concurs with the ownership determination in the recent title report. <br /> The District is requesting the City to quitclaim the spandrel-shaped property, which will be <br /> incorporated into the Santa Ana College boundary. <br /> <br /> Section 2-709 of the Municipal Code provides for a direct sale without the necessity for competitive <br /> bidding with a two-thirds vote of approval by the City Council. Based on staff's evaluation, which <br /> considered the property's small size, irregular shape, and limited utility, the land has a nominal <br /> value. Staff recommends the sale of the property of the property for $1.00 to the District. <br /> <br /> <br /> 25E-1 <br />