DATE: 07/01/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Economic Development Department
2026-258
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:
RESOLUTION DECLARING PROPERTIES AT 601,675, AND 683 SOUTH MAIN
STREET EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This report asks Council to adopt Resolution 2026-084, declaring that the parcels located at 601, 675, and 683 South Main Street are exempt surplus land.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council:
a. Adopt Resolution 2026-084, declaring that the properties at 601, 675, and 683 South Main Street, identified, respectively, as assessor’s parcel numbers 117-183-016, 117- 191-021, and 117-191-022, are no longer necessary for the City’s use and are exempt surplus land, under the Surplus Land Act.
b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to follow applicable procedures related to the disposition of exempt surplus properties pursuant to the Surplus Land Act.
BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The City acquired the properties at 675 South Main Street (3,267 sq. ft./0.07 acres) and 683 South Main Street (9,586 sq. ft./0.22 acres) on December 24, 2024, and acquired 601 S Main Street (10,454 sq. ft./0.24 acres) on January 15, 2025, as part of its Downtown Revitalization Plan efforts. The sites, which consist of three commercial parcels, are intended for long-term leasing consistent with the Downtown Revitalization Plan’s business-attraction goals. These commercial suites are part of a larger commercial center, The Hub, and are not capable of supporting residential development.
The Surplus Land Act (SLA) (Government Code § 54220 et seq.) governs the disposition of City-owned real property that is no longer needed for the City's use. The SLA requires each local agency to inventory properties that exceed foreseeable needs, and to classify them as either surplus land or exempt surplus land.
The SLA requires that a local agency must declare property to be “surplus land” or “exempt surplus land” before selling or entering into a long-term lease for the property.
Surplus land is land deemed not necessary for a local agency’s use.
Under the SLA, when disposing of surplus land, a local agency is required to issue a Notice of Availability (NOA) to certain entities for affordable housing, parks and recreation, school facilities, and other public uses, allowing 60 days for responses and subsequent good faith negotiations.
The SLA also allows for exceptions to this standard NOA process for parcels that qualify as, and are declared by the local agency to be, “exempt surplus land”. Property declared to be “exempt surplus land” may be disposed of outside of the SLA’s NOA process.
ANALYSIS:
The SLA includes a variety of provisions by which land may be determined to be “exempt surplus land”. The three above-referenced parcels can be declared exempt pursuant to Government Code Section (GC) 54221(f)(1)(B) because:
Each parcel individually is less than one-half acre; and None of the parcels are contiguous to land owned by a state or local agency that is used for open-space or low- and moderate-income housing purposes.
Staff recommends that the City Council declare the subject properties exempt surplus land, pursuant to the criteria outlined above. Declaring these parcels “exempt surplus land” will enable the City to enter into long term leases to commercial businesses and aid in the City’s efforts to create a vibrant downtown activity center.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact associated with the declaration of the parcels as exempt surplus property.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
This action before Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for CEQA, which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Resolution No. 2026-084 declares that the properties at 601, 675, and 683 South Main Street are exempt surplus land and there is no possibility that this action will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.
PREPARED BY: ASHLEY ZARAGOZA, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER REVIEWED BY: JOEL BELDING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REVIEWED BY: JUSTIN TUCKER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Exhibit 1 – Resolution 2026-084
2. Exhibit 2 – 601 South Main Street Site Map
3. Exhibit 3 – 675 South Main Street Site Map
4. Exhibit 4 – 683 South Main Street Site Map