STAFF REPORT
Lancaster Successor Agency
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2/13/2024
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Date: February 13, 2024
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Larissa De La Cruz, Director – Community Development Michael Flores, Coordinator II – Economic Development
Subject:Declaration of Surplus Land
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. SA______, declaring pursuant to Section 54221 of the Government Code that certain parcels of land owned by the Lancaster Successor Agency are surplus and not necessary for the Agency’s use.
Fiscal Impact:
None.
Background:
The Lancaster Successor Agency owns several vacant parcels throughout the community, acquired for the purposes of economic development and affordable housing development. Staff has identified several parcels that will not be utilized for development projects implemented, owned, and/or operated by the City.
Most parcels acquired by the Successor Agency were done with the intent to ultimately sell them to private-sector developers who are ready and willing to develop them consistent with the City’s vision for the community.
In order to sell these properties as intended, the Successor Agency must first go through the formal process of declaring them surplus, consistent with the Surplus Land Act. The proposed action would satisfy this requirement. Subsequently, staff will submit for review and approval by the Oversight Board. Then, a Notice of Availability will be sent to specified entities, who have 60 days to notify the Successor Agency of their interest in the property. If any express interest, the Successor Agency is required to engage in good faith negotiations for a period of 90 days. Following these steps, the Successor Agency must provide the California Department of 1 5
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Housing and Community Development (HCD) with a notification detailing the Notice of Availability process. HCD will have 30 days to review. Finally, at the end of this 30-day period, the Successor Agency may lease or sell the property in question.
The proposed Declaration of Surplus Land does not authorize the lease or sale of the affected properties. Once the above process is complete, individual property transactions are required to come before the Successor Agency and Oversight Board for approval.
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Attachments:
Resolution No. SA____
Exhibit A (SA)