RESOLUTION NO. SA-2022-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
GONZALES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING A GRANT DEED FROM
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CITY OF GONZALES FOR A
3.69 ACRE PARCEL OF PROPERTY, APN 020-121-005-000,
LOCATED AT GABILAN COURT AND FIFTH STREET
WHEREAS, in 2009, the Gonzales Redevelopment Agency (“Redevelopment Agency”) acquired a 3.69 acre parcel of property, located at Gabilan Court and Fifth Street, APN 020-121- 005-000 (the “Gabilan Property”), in a property exchange with the Monterey County Housing Authority for future use for the construction of a community center; and WHEREAS, in June of 2011, ABx1 26 was signed into law, amending various provisions of the Health and Safety Code (“H&SC”) so as to effectively dissolve all existing redevelopment agencies in the State, with the City electing to serve in the capacity of the Successor Agency to the Gonzales Redevelopment Agency (“Successor Agency”) with the duty of facilitating the wind-down of the former Redevelopment Agency, primarily relating to discharge of outstanding Agency debt and legal distribution or retention of Agency assets; and WHEREAS, in 2013, in accordance with H&SC Section 34191.5, the Successor Agency prepared a Long Range Property Management Plan (“LRPMP”), which identified each of the real property assets of the former Redevelopment Agency and addressed the disposition and/or future use of said assets; and
WHEREAS, on January 7, 2013, the Successor Agency, at a noticed public meeting, reviewed and approved the Successor Agency’s LRPMP, and the LRPMP was thereafter approved by the Oversight Board for the Successor Agency and the State Department of Finance; and
WHEREAS, permitted uses of real property assets under a LRPMP include retention of property for governmental use pursuant to H&SC Section 34191.5; and WHEREAS, the LRPMP identifies the Gabilan Property as a property to be retained and subsequently developed by the City of Gonzales for use as a community center; and WHEREAS, in order to effectuate the approved LRPMP’s use and disposition of the Gabilan Property, said property must now be conveyed via grant deed to the City of Gonzales for subsequent development of the community center; and
WHEREAS, the City is already well under way with plans for the Gonzales Community Center Project; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 94-22, the City Manager is authorized to accept property on behalf of the City of Gonzales; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of the property is in conformance with the Gonzales General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the proposed transfer of property is not a “project” as defined in the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), and as such is not subject to CEQA analysis.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of the Successor Agency to the Gonzales Redevelopment Agency as follows:
1. All of the recitals set forth above are true and correct to the best of its knowledge and by this reference are incorporated herein as findings.
2. The Board hereby approves and authorizes the conveyance of the Gabilan Property, APN 020-121-005-000, in accordance with the provisions of the Grant Deed attached hereto as Exhibit “A,” and by this reference incorporated herein. The LRPMP identifies that the book value of said property is $0 and that the property is to be conveyed to the City without cost to the City for government use pursuant to H&SC Section 34181(a).
3. The Executive Director is directed to coordinate with the Gonzales City Manager to have the Grant Deed accepted on behalf of the City in accordance with the authority set forth in City of Gonzales Resolution No. 9422 and to thereafter have said Deed recorded.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Successor Agency at a regular meeting held on the 6 th
day of September 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD MEMBERS:
NOES: SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD MEMBERS:
ABSENT: SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD MEMBERS:
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Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Chair
ATTEST:
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Mary Villegas, Agency Deputy Secretary