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6th /Lacy and Raitt /Myrtle Open Space Acquisition November 17, 2015 Page 2 On August 18, 2015, the City Council authorized an agreement with the RSCCD to move forward with a land conversion process, required by NPS to consider allowing CEC to remain at Centennial Park. The agreement identifies both the 6th and Lacy Street properties (0.42 acres) and the Raitt and Myrtle Street properties (1.09 acres) for a total of 1.51 acres as potential replacement properties for land conversion. Currently the properties are owned by the Housing Authority as the Housing Successor Agency and must be sold to the City in order to move forward with the land conversion process. The Housing Authority obtained appraisals for these properties between June and August of 2015, and the appraised value totaled $1,743,000. Staff has reconciled the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) accounts and has determined that there is an unallocated amount of $1,454,000 currently available which the City may use to acquire the properties. An additional $289,000 will be identified from CDBG programs /activities that may not expend the full amount allocated for reprogramming to complete the acquisitions. The use of CDBG funds to acquire the properties requires a Substantial Amendment to the City of Santa Ana Annual Action Plan, a 30 -day public comment period, a public hearing, City Council approval and an Environmental Assessment. In addition, a public hearing and approval for the sale of the properties by the Housing Authority as the Housing Successor Agency is required. The following is a tentative timeline for the property acquisitions: TIME FRAME ACTION DEC 2015 Commencement of Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment Public Comment Period JAN 2016 Public Hearing for Substantial Amendment at Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission (CRHC) JAN 2016 Substantial Amendment to City Council for Approval FEB 2016 Completion of Federally Required Environmental Assessment & Housing Authority as Housing Successor Agency Approval of Sale MAR 2016 Acquisition of Housing Authority as Housing Successor Agency Owned Properties NPS has already approved 1.4 acres of land conversion and replacement properties from the Orange and McFadden Pacific Electric Park site. Approval of this item will allow staff to initiate the administrative process to acquire an additional 1.51 acres of land conversion and replacement properties for a total of 2.91 acres of open space. This will exceed the required land replacement requirements and should exceed the land value requirements to allow CEC to remain at Centennial Park. 65D -2