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GPA No. 2016-03 & AA No. 2016-03 January 23, 2017 Page 3 Centennial Park and National Park Service In the 1970s, Centennial Park was obtained by the City from the United States government with use restrictions that required the land to be used for public recreational purposes. In 1979, the City licensed approximately 1.76 acres of land to the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) to build and operate an educational facility for 30 years. The City then allowed RSCCD to expand its facility to include a total of approximately 2.6 acres of land, the facility is known as Centennial Education Center (GEC). The 30 -year license agreement with RSCCD was set to expire in November 2009, but was extended by the City as RSCCD expressed interest to convert the license agreement into a long-term lease in order to make improvements to its facilities. This request was initially denied by the National Service (NPS), the agency in charged with enforcing and interpreting the use restrictions, because it did not satisfy the public recreational use restrictions. NPS then requested that RSCCD vacate the site by 2019 or work with the City on a land conversion plan. On August 18, 2015, the City Council authorized an agreement with RSCCD to move forward with a land conversion plan to consider allowing CEC to remain at Centennial Park. The NPS established a protocol for land conversion approval which is identified as an Evaluation Criteria Study. Six properties, including the subject properties, met the Evaluation Criteria Study standards and were selected by the City as part of the conversion plan. Transaction of Land and Prior Community Outreach On November 17, 2015, the City Council approved staff's recommendation to move forward with the administrative process required to acquire the subject properties to provide for new open space using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. On January 19, 2016, the City Council held a public hearing and approved a Substantial Amendment to the 2015-2016 Annual Action Plan for the reallocation of CDBG funds for the acquisition of these properties. This amendment to the Annual Action Plan required a 30 -day public comment period from December 14, 2015 through January 13, 2016. Following the 30 -day public comment period, the Redevelopment and Housing Commission held a public hearing on this action; no comments were received. On April 5, 2016, the City Council adopted a resolution making findings with respect to the consideration to be received by the Housing Authority as the Housing Successor Agency pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Housing Authority and the City for the sale of 415 and 423 South Raiff Street and authorized the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement and all required documents for the acquisition of the subject properties.