RESOLUTION NO. SA-2024-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AS
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY DECLARING CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO BE “EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND” PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54221(f)(1)
WHEREAS, the Surplus Land Act, codified in California Government Code sections 54220, et seq. (“SLA”), defines “surplus land” as land owned in fee simple by any local agency for which the local agency’s governing body takes formal action in a regular public meeting declaring that the land is surplus and is not necessary for the agency’s use; and WHEREAS, effective January 1, 2020, Assembly Bill (AB) 1486, and most recently amended by Senate Bill (SB) 747 and Assembly Bill (AB) 480, effective January 1, 2024, amended the SLA to require the City of Anaheim as the Successor Agency to the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency (“Successor Agency”) to formally declare properties as “surplus land” or “exempt surplus land” prior to taking action to dispose of such properties; and WHEREAS, a declaration of “exempt surplus land,” as permitted by the SLA, is a process adopted in State law; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code section 54221(f)(1)(B) of the SLA, “exempt surplus land” includes, “Surplus land that is less than one-half acre in area and is not contiguous to land owned by a state or local agency that is used for open-space or low- and moderate-income housing purposes.”; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code section 54221(f)(1)(D) of the SLA, “exempt surplus land” includes, “Surplus land that a local agency is transferring to another local, state, or federal agency, or to a third-party intermediary for future dedication for the receiving agency’s use, or to a federally recognized California Indian tribe.”; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code section 54221(f)(1)(E) of the SLA, “exempt surplus land” includes, “Surplus land that is a former street, right of way, or easement, and is conveyed to an owner of an adjacent property.”; and WHEREAS, as required by the Redevelopment Agency Dissolution Act, the Successor Agency prepared and received approval for the California Department of Finance (“DOF”) of a Long-Range Property Management Plan (“LRPMP”) pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34191.1, which identified certain properties to be retained by the City “for future development” purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency owns sixty-three (63) properties located in the City of Anaheim, and identified in Exhibit A, that are not needed for the Successor Agency’s use, but qualify as “exempt surplus land” for the reasons set forth in Exhibit A to this Resolution, which is incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, this declaration of “exempt surplus land” does not obligate the Successor Agency to subsequently dispose of the land and the Successor Agency may in the future determine that these properties are necessary for its use and not move forward with any disposition of any specific property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM, SERVING AS AND ON BEHALF OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part of this Resolution.
2. Based on the above recitals and its independent review of Exhibit A, the City Council hereby declares the properties listed in Exhibit A to be “exempt surplus land” for the reasons set forth in Exhibit A.
3. The City Council finds and determines that this action results in no binding commitment to authorize or advance the disposition of the “exempt surplus land”; will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment; and does not constitute an “approval” of a “project” pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15004 and 15352.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim, serving as and on behalf of the Successor Agency to the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency this day of , 2024 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
CITY OF ANAHEIM AS THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
By:
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
SECRETARY