RESOLUTION NO. 2024-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
GONZALES AND PISONI FARMS FOR A CITY-OWNED PARCEL ADJACENT TO
CANYON CREEK PARK
WHEREAS, when the Canyon Creek Subdivision was constructed, the developer deeded a
9.24-acre parcel to the City which is comprised of the Canyon Creek Park (6.32 acres) and a remainder parcel (2.92 acres) just west of the park; and WHEREAS, in 2006, the remainder property was leased to Pisoni Farms as part of Breschini Ranch; and
WHEREAS, over the last ten years, staff pursued grant funding on several occasions to develop the Property as an extension of the existing Canyon Creek Park without any success; and WHEREAS, in November 2023, Piini Realty provided the City with a “fair market” rental appraisal of the Property that calculated an annual rent of $3,855; and WHEREAS, the lease, which involves unimproved property without plans for demolition or development and has a maximum term of less than five years, is outside the scope of the Surplus Lands Act codified at Government Code Section 54220 et seq.; and WHEREAS, therefore, staff recommends that the City Council authorize execution of a lease agreement with Pisoni Farms for the property for an annual rent of $3,855/year, with an annual increase of 3.0% or Consumer Price Index adjustment, whichever is greater; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Gonzales that the City Manager is authorized to execute the Lease Agreement with Pisoni Farms for the City-owned parcel adjacent to Canyon Creek Park.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gonzales duly held on the 20th day of February 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk