75C - PH - RESO - 1232 S BRISTOL ST SALE

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on I" Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2"d Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Adopt a resolution authorizing direct negotiation for the sale of City -owned property at 1232 South Bristol Street without the need for public auction or competitive bidding, as permitted by Section 2 -709 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code upon 2/3 vote of the City Council. Y During the course of the Bristol Street Improvement Project, the Public Works Agency has acquired numerous properties along the corridor, The subject properties at 1232 and 1244 South Bristol Street (APN 109. 421 -21 and 22) were acquired in 1996 as part of the St. Andrew Place to McFadden Avenue Phase (Exhibit 1). These two remnant parcels have been vacant for nearly twenty years and are not needed for public use or improvements, To facilitate their sale, the parcels have been merged into one parcel per Lot Merger 2015 -08 to activate its potential development and use. Recently, the City has been approached by Spyglass Investment Group to construct a dialysis center at this site. Under the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Section 2 -706, surplus real property may be sold (after authorization by the Council) only to the highest bidder, subject to final confirmation by the Council and with notice of the sale given by newspaper publication. SAMC Section 2 -709, however, provides an exemption to this procedure and permits a sale on direct negotiations without the need for public auction or competitive bidding, upon 2/3 vote of the City Council after a duly noticed public hearing. Staff recommends direct negotiation with Spyglass Investment Group to ensure this state -of- the -art facility is developed in a timely manner and made available to serve the residents of Santa Ana. 75C -1