CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-173
DECLARING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY
THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfield is the owner in fee simple of certain real property located at 3305 Cherry Hills Court and described in Attachments 3 and 4, attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference (the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, under the Surplus Property Land Act, Government Code Section 54220 et seq. (the “Act”), surplus land is land owned in fee simple by the City for which the City Council takes formal action in a regular public meeting declaring the land is surplus and not ne cessary for the City’s use. The land must be declared either surplus land or exempt surplus land; and
WHEREAS, the Act shall not apply to the disposition of the Property if the Property is exempt surplus land, as defined in Government Code Section 54221(f)(1); and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(D) defines exempt surplus land to include land that a local agency is transferring to another local, state, or federal agency for the agency’s use; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the Property identified in Attachments 3 and 4 are not required for the City’s use due to its location and wetlands surrounding the Property limiting its expansion possibilities; and
WHEREAS, the City will sell the Property to the Solano County Special Education Local Plan Area (Solano County SELPA), a local government agency, for Solano County SELPA’s use, and on that basis the City Council desires to declare that the Property identified in At tachments 3 and 4 are exempt surplus land pursuant to Section 54221(f)(1)(D) of the Act; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Surplus Land Act Guidelines issued by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to interpret and implement the Act, the City Council’s determination that the Property is exempt surplus land must be provided to HCD for its review at least 30 days prior to disposition.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that the recitals contained herein are true and correct.
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Section 2. The council hereby finds that the Property is not necessary for the City’s Use within the meaning of the Act.
Section 3. The council hereby declares that the Property identified in Attachment 3 & 4 is exempt surplus land as defined in Section 54221(f)(1)(D) of the Act, provided the City transfers the Property to another local, state, or federal agency for the agency’s use.
Section 4. Officers and staff of the City are hereby authorized and directed to submit a copy of this Resolution of HCD in accordance with the Act guidelines.
Section 5. The officers and staff of the City are hereby authorized, jointly and severally, to do all things which they may deem necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this resolution, and any such actions previously taken are hereby ratified and confirmed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of September 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: MEMBERS: MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/SANDHU/TONNESEN/WILLIAMS NOES: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSENT: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK