RESOLUTION NO. _________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING PURSUANT TO
SECTION 54221 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE THAT
CERTAIN LAND IS SURPLUS AND NOT NECESSARY FOR
THE CITY’S USE
WHEREAS, the City of Lancaster (“City”) owns in fee simple that certain real property listed in Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein (“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Surplus Land Act (Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 54220-54234) (“Act”) establishes a specific process the City must follow to dispose of surplus land, which includes declaring the land is surplus, providing written notice to certain entities and negotiating in good faith with an interested entity that was entitled to such notice; and WHEREAS, the Act defines “surplus land” as “[…] land owned in fee simple by any local agency for which the local agency’s governing body takes formal action in a regular public meeting declaring that the land is surplus and is not necessary for the agency’s use” (Cal. Gov’t Code § 54221(b)(1)); and
WHEREAS, City staff has evaluated the Property, determined it is not necessary for the City’s use and recommended it be declared surplus land and disposed of pursuant to the Act for the reasons described in the accompanying staff report; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to declare that the Property is surplus land, is not necessary for the City’s use and may be disposed of in accordance with the Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true, correct and a substantive part of this Resolution. The accompanying staff report is incorporated herein and also a substantive part of this Resolution.
SECTION 2. For the reasons described in the accompanying staff report, which constitute findings for purposes of this Resolution, the City Council hereby declares that the Property is not necessary for the City’s use and is surplus land as defined in the Act.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to prepare and transmit a notice of availability of the Property to the entities entitled to such notice, as and to the extent required by the Act.
SECTION 4. The City Manager, or his or her designee, is authorized to do all things that he or she deems necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution, and any such actions previously taken are hereby ratified and confirmed. Such actions include, but are not limited to, negotiating in good faith in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Act with any entities that timely submit a written notice of interest to purchase or lease the Property.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this ___ day of _________, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
______________________________ _________________________ ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF LANCASTER )
CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL
I, ___________________________, __________________________, City of Lancaster, CA. do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. _______, for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this _______, day of ___________________________, __________.
(seal)