RESOLUTION NO. _________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE FINDING AND DECLARING CERTAIN CITY-OWNED PROPERTY (APN 5636-007-903) LOCATED ADJACENT TO 1015 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, AS EXEMPT FROM THE SURPLUS LAND ACT, EXEMPT FROM THE CITY’S COMPETITIVE BIDDING
REQUIREMENT, AND EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3) THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
A. The City of Glendale owns a small, irregularly-shaped, remnant parcel of land (“Property”) that totals 3,720 square feet and is located between private property owned by a church and the right-of-way for Glenoaks Boulevard; assessor parcel number is 5636-007-903, as further depicted on Exhibits “A” and “A-1” (Site Maps) and Exhibit “B” (Parcel Map).
B. On or about October 26, 2023, the adjacent property owner the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America located at 1015 N. Central Avenue expressed a desire to purchase the Property, which consists of a landscaped area historically maintained by the adjacent property owner.
C. Upon the request to purchase, City staff ascertained that there is no specific use for the Property which was acquired by the City in 1936 in order to widen and straighten Glenoaks Boulevard and is no longer needed for that purpose, and based on this investigation subsequently ordered a property valuation.
D. In reviewing the Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) Guidelines and the Surplus Land Act (“SLA”), the future sale of the Property meets the following exemption status as set forth within the guidelines if sold to the adjacent property owner: (A) Small Surplus Land Parcels sold to an owner of contiguous land that is: (i) less than 5,000 square feet in area; (ii) less than the minimum legal residential building lot size for the jurisdiction in which the parcel is located, or 5,000 square feet in area, whichever is less; or (iii) has no record access, is less than 10,000 square feet 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.” Government Code section 54221(f)(1)(B) and SLA Guidelines, section 103(b)(3)(B).
E. This declaration of exempt surplus property is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this activity may have a significant effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). The future sale of the Property, if approved by the City Council, would be exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15312 (Surplus Government Property Sales) because the Property would be declared exempt surplus property pursuant to the Surplus Land Act and is not located in an area of statewide, regional, or areawide concern identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15206(b)(4).
F. Glendale Municipal Code (GMC) section 4.52.010 provides that “Any real property, or interest therein owned by the city, may be sold only after competitive bidding to the highest bidder, except as provided in Section 4.52.040.” GMC Section
4.52.040 excepts certain sales, conveyances and other dispositions of real property, including, a sale of real property or interest therein having a reasonable market value of less than $25,000 as estimated by the city manager (GMC §4.52.040.A.2); and, including a sale of real property or interest therein which is incapable of development by itself and can only be developed if sold to an adjacent property owner. (GMC §4.52.040.A.5).
G. The proposed Property disposition is exempt from the competitive bidding requirements contained in GMC section 4.52.010 under the two exceptions set forth in section F herein above because the Property has a fair market value of less than $25,000 based on a recent MAI appraisal obtained by staff, and because the Property’s size, configuration and location render it incapable of development by itself.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
1. Incorporation of Findings. The City Council hereby incorporates by this reference the findings set forth above as true and correct.
2. Declaration of Exemption (Surplus Land Act). The City Council finds and declares that the Property is “exempt surplus property” under the SLA because the sale of the Property to the neighboring property owner located at 1015 N. Central Avenue, contingent on HCD’s 30-day review and approval of this resolution, meets the criteria of the “Small Surplus Land” exemption as specifically set forth under Government Code section 54221(f)(1)(G) and HCD’s SLA Guidelines, section 103(b)(3)(G), because the prospective purchaser is an owner of land that is contiguous to the Property and the Property is less than 5,000 square feet in area,
3. Declaration of Exemption (Glendale Municipal Code). The City Council finds and declares that the Property is exempt from Glendale Municipal Code (GMC) section 4.52.010, which provides that “Any real property, or interest therein owned by the city, may be sold only after competitive bidding to the highest bidder, except as provided in Section 4.52.040”, because GMC Section 4.52.040 excepts certain sales, conveyances and other dispositions of real property, including, a sale of real property or interest therein having a reasonable market value of less than $25,000 as estimated by the city manager (GMC §4.52.040.A.2); and, including a sale of real property or interest therein which is incapable of development by itself and can only be developed if sold to an adjacent property owner. (GMC §4.52.040.A.5). Here, the property is worth less than $25,000 and is incapable of development by itself and can only be developed if sold to the adjacent property owner.
4. This declaration is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this activity may have a significant effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). The future sale of the Property, if approved by the City Council, would be exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15312 (Surplus Government Property Sales) because the Property would be declared exempt surplus property pursuant to the Surplus Land Act and is not located in an area of statewide, regional, or areawide concern identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15206(b)(4).
PASSED and ADOPTED this _____ day of _____________ 2024. ____________________________________
Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF GLENDALE )
I, Dr. Suzie Abajian, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale at its regular meeting held on the ________day of _________2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
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EXHIBIT A-1
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EXHIBIT B
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