HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-057 - Authorizing Negotiation for the Sale of City-Owned Real PropertyROH — 10/06/15
RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -057
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATION FOR THE SALE
OF CITY -OWNED REAL PROPERTY AT 205 WEST CIVIC
CENTER DRIVE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. The YMCA building, located at 205 West Civic Center Drive, was
purchased in 1992 and has been vacant since that time. Last fall the City
entered into an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with St. Joseph Health
System and Taller San Jose to lay out the parameters, deal points, and
the performance milestones of a development agreement.
B. St. Joseph Health System and Taller San Jose intend to create a multi-
purpose place of gathering for health, wellness and learning in the YMCA
building with the following activities: medical fitness; vocational training to
youth; and, primary care and worksite wellness.
C. St. Joseph and their team of consultants have been working over the past
year and have completed their assessment of the re -use potential of the
YMCA building. They have also assisted greatly in evaluating the
environmental remediation necessary associated with the airborne lead
and asbestos contamination.
D. This property was never put to use by the City; instead, it was held for
purposes of exchange or sale. The property is not necessary for the City's
use.
E. The City finds that the development of the property as a wellness and
fitness center would serve the public interest by providing much needed
programming for residents of the City of Santa Ana.
F. Santa Ana Municipal Code section 2 -706 establishes the procedures for
the sale of City -owned surplus real property. Under these procedures,
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following council authorization for sale, City -owned surplus real property
shall be sold by competitive bidding to the highest bidder subject to final
authorization of the City Council.
G. As permitted by Santa Ana Municipal Code section 2 -709, the sale of City -
owned real property may be exempted from this manner of sale upon 2/3
vote of the City Council after a duly noticed public hearing, whereby the
sale may instead be made upon a basis of direct negotiations without the
necessity for public auction or competitive bidding, when the authority to
so negotiate has been granted by the City Council.
H. On October 6, 2015, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing
after which a 2/3 majority of the City Council voted to exempt the sale of
the real property at 205 West Civic Center Drive from competitive bidding
and authorize direct negotiations for its sale with St. Joseph Health
System and Taller San Jose, entities that intend to develop the site as a
wellness and fitness center.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby exempts the sale
of the City -owned real property at 205 West Civic Center Drive from the competitive
bidding procedures in Santa Ana Municipal Code section 2 -706 and authorizes the City
Manager or his designee to negotiate directly for its sale with St. Joseph Health System
and Taller San Jose, in accordance with Santa Ana Municipal Code section 2 -709.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 6" day of October, 2015.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R..Aarvalho, City Attorney
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Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua, Benavides, Martinez, Pulido, Reyna,
Sarmiento, Tinalero (7)
NOES: Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No 2015 -057 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on October 6, 2015.
Date l%:, LA/S-
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Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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