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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM DECLARING A PORTION OF CITY-OWNED
PROPERTY “EXEMPT” SURPLUS LANDS PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54221(f)(1)(C)
WHEREAS, the Surplus Land Act, codified in California Government Code Section 54220 et seq., (“SLA”) defines “surplus land” as land owned in fee 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 land” and is not necessary for the agency’s use; and WHEREAS, surplus property that the City is exchanging for another property necessary for the City’s use may be declared “exempt surplus land” under California Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(C) and the City has determined that the City Property (defined below) is exempt surplus land because it will be exchanged for equivalent property necessary for the City’s use, for the reasons set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Honda Center is a 19,000-seat arena owned by the City and is the home of the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks. The Honda Center sits across Katella Avenue from a City-owned multimodal transportation facility, the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC); and
WHEREAS, in 2004, the City adopted the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (PTMLUP) to provide opportunities for well-designed development projects in the Platinum Triangle that would combine residential with other uses including office space, retail, and business services in the 820-acre area surrounding and including Angel Stadium of Anaheim and the Honda Center, generally north of Interstate 5 and west of the 57 freeway. Objectives of the PTMLUP include but are not limited to creating a unique integrated, walkable urban environment to encourage pedestrian activity, creating a design where all development would be harmonious, reinforcing transit opportunities around ARTIC, and stimulating market-driven development investment (the “PTMLUP Objectives”); and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim and Anaheim Real Estate Partners, LLC (“AREP”) entered into Development Agreement No. 2020-00004 dated October 4, 2022 and recorded as Orange County Document No. 2023000180674 on July 27, 2023, as amended and restated in its entirety by that certain Amended and Restated Development Agreement No. 2020-00004 dated as of December 23, 2024 and recorded as Document No. 2024000332377 (collectively, the “Development Agreement”), incorporated herein by reference, for approximately 100 acres in the Platinum Triangle surrounding the Honda Center and ARTIC for the purpose of allowing the development of approximately 2,250 residential dwelling units including approximately 300 affordable units, approximately 1,922,776 square feet of commercial uses including entertainment and commercial indoor and outdoor recreational venues, retail and restaurant uses, office uses, institutional uses including the existing ARTIC, public and private parks and a network of public and private streets (the “Project”) ; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2022-097, the City Council found and determined that (i) Addendum No. 11 was prepared for the Project in compliance with the requirements of the - 2 -
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City's Local CEQA Procedures; (ii) Addendum No. 11 to Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR No. 339), Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 106C (MMP 106C) adopted for FSEIR No. 339, and Mitigation Monitoring Plan No. 383 (MMP No. 383), together with the previously approved environmental documents for development in the Platinum Triangle (including ten previously adopted addenda, which analyzed development of the Platinum Triangle pursuant to implementation of the PTMLUP and Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) was the appropriate environmental documentation for the Project under CEQA; (iii) none of the conditions described in Section 15162 or 15163 of the CEQA Guidelines calling for the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR or negative declaration have occurred in connection with the Project; and (iv) no further documentation needs to be prepared for CEQA for this resolution; and WHEREAS, the Operating Memorandum No. 3, approved by separate resolution, contemplates the following “Minor Land Exchanges” as memorialized in the amendment to Exhibit I to the Development Agreement: (a) the deletion of the previously anticipated exchange of land related to former proposed amphitheater adjacent to Meadow Park that is no longer part of the Project, (b) a conveyance of land from the City to Owner including approximately 56,095 (+/-) square feet to allow for the Honda Center south apron area improvements and an area for Meadow Park and a turnaround and drop off area for the Meadow Park and adjacent uses; (c) for the conveyance by Owner to the City of the fee title for Parking Deck A and the associated land (141,984 (+/-) square feet) and an approximately 5,300 (+/-) square foot area for Meadow Park and the Katella pedestrian bridge improvements, and (d) City conveying fee title to the 99,670 (+/-) square foot parcel (“Lot B”) to Owner subject to a reversionary interest retained by the City, all as shown in Exhibit 1 to the Development Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Minor Land Exchanges discussed above involve the following City- owned real property, totaling approximately 155,765 (+/-) square feet: APN Nos. 386-521-17 (currently used as a parking lot) and portions of APN Nos. 232-072-06 and 253-521-96 (currently used as parking area and entrance area to the Honda Center respectively) as shown in Exhibit I to the Development Agreement (collectively, the “City Property”) for uses that are consistent with the PTMLUP Objectives, and
WHEREAS, the Minor Land Exchanges discussed above involve the following AREP- owned real property, consisting of approximately 147,284 (+/-) square feet and generally described as APN Nos. 232-071-02, 232-071-03, and portion of APN No. 232-072-09 as shown in Exhibit I to the Development Agreement, (the “AREP Property”), which would be used for the Katella pedestrian bridge improvements and Deck A public parking, all of which are consistent with the PTMLUP Objectives; and
WHEREAS, the City and AREP, following HCD approval of prior exempt surplus land exchange for the OCVIBE Project previously exchanged property as part of Phase 1 of the Minor Lot Exchanges wherein the City conveyed 25,708 (+/-) square feet of property to AREP in exchange for 120,918 (+/-) square of feet of property to accommodate the north apron to the Honda Center and for the construction of Parking Deck D as part of the OCVIBE Project; and WHEREAS, without the proposed Minor Land Exchanges, the City would be unable to realize and achieve the objectives of the PTMLUP through implementation of the Project, since the Project, as outlined above, incorporates key elements identified for the Platinum Triangle in the PTMLUP which are dependent upon the proposed land exchange; and - 3 -
WHEREAS, without the proposed Minor Land Exchanges, many of the significant community benefits identified in the Development Agreement would not be realized and the Platinum Triangle, including the City Property, would remain underutilized; and WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, the Minor Land Exchanges are necessary for the City’s use, the amount of land to be exchanged between the parties in this phase and the prior phase of the land exchange is approximately equivalent in size, use, and character with a slight increase in square footage flowing to the City after the exchange, and thus, the Minor Land Exchanges constitute a reasonable and equitable exchange.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Anaheim as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
2. The exchange of the City Property in return for the AREP Property is necessary for the City’s use as a City-owned Parking Deck, which would provide necessary and convenient public parking for the City-owned Honda Center, Meadow Park and the ARTIC transportation center and other facilities accessible to the public.
3. The exchange of the City Property in return for the AREP Property would facilitate the development or the Project, which, as explained herein, would further the PTMLUP’s objectives, including the provision of approximately 2,250 residential dwelling units including approximately 300 affordable units and an immersive digital museum.
4. The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares the City Property as depicted in Exhibit A to be exempt surplus land pursuant to Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(C) for the reasons set forth above and because the City Property will be exchanged for the AREP Property as depicted in Exhibit A, and the exchange is necessary for City’s use of the AREP Property as a City-owned parking deck to serve the City-owned Honda Center, ARTIC and other publicly-accessible facilities and to facilitate development that furthers the PTMLUP’s objectives.
5. The City Manager is authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to complete the exchange of the City Property for the AREP Property. - 4 -
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 25th day of August, 2026, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF ANAHEIM
By:
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
EXHIBIT A
(Operating Memorandum No. 3 – Exhibit I: Minor Land Exchanges) City-Owned Property and AREP-Owned Property Declared
Exempt Surplus Property as Part of Phase 2 and Final Minor Lot Exchange as Set Forth in Exhibit I to the Development Agreement