RESOLUTION NO. 2022-006
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORONA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THAT THE
PROPERTY LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
WEST CHASE DRIVE AND SOUTH MAIN STREET AND
IDENTIFIED AS ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 113-340-
014 IS SURPLUS LAND AND IS NO LONGER NECESSARY
FOR THE CITY’S USE AND DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH
IN THE SURPLUS LAND ACT.
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1486 went into effect on January 1, 2020 and expanded the Surplus Land Act (Government Code section 54220 et seq.) requirements for local agencies prior to the disposition and disposal of any surplus land (collectively, the “Surplus Land Act”); and
WHEREAS, the City owns certain real property located near the intersection of West Chase Drive and South Main Street identified as APN 113-340-014, which consists of approximately two (2) acres of land (“Subject Property”); and WHEREAS, the Subject Property is currently a vacant, undeveloped parcel of property that serves as an earthen water basin with an open concrete water storage basin on the west side of the Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, the Subject Property’s zoning designation is Water and its General Plan Land Use Designation is Low Density Residential; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that the Subject Property is no longer needed for the City’s use and desires to declare that the Subject Property is surplus land; and WHEREAS, the water basin on the Subject Property is no longer needed for the City’s use because other public infrastructure improvements, such as storm drain facilities, have been constructed in the area surrounding the Subject Property as a result of the development of urban land uses and such improvements are adequate for public health, safety and welfare; and WHEREAS, the Subject Property meets the definition of “surplus land,” is no longer necessary for the City’s use, and does not meet any of the applicable exemptions from the Surplus Land Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the 2 above stated recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. Surplus Property Declaration. The City Council hereby finds and declares that the Subject Property is no longer necessary for the City’s use and is surplus land, as defined in the Surplus Land Act, based on the evidence in the record and the true and correct written findings found in this Resolution and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 3. Notice of Availability. The City Manager or designee is hereby directed to send a notice of availability to the entities designated in the Surplus Land Act (“Designated Entities”) by electronic mail or by certified mail, to negotiate with any Designated Entities that respond to the notice of availability and to otherwise follow the procedures of the Surplus Land Act, as applicable to the sale of the Subject Property.
SECTION 4. CEQA. The declaration of the Subject Property as surplus is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15312 (Surplus Government Property Sales). However, any subsequent development of the Subject Property would be reviewed further under CEQA and other applicable laws.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the City shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of February 2022. ____________________________________
Mayor of the City of Corona, California
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
3 CERTIFICATION
I, Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk of the City of Corona, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Corona, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of February 2022 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Corona, California, this 2nd day of February 2022.
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
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