ATTACHMENT NO. 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2022- 126
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA (I) APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY FROM THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF $312,000, THUS AMENDING THE FY 2022-23 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM (MEASURE W) AND PARK AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENT FEES FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE (II) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO CONSUMMATE THE TRANSACTION, AND (III) FINDING THAT NO FURTHER CEQA ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED WHEREAS, the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City Of Pomona, California (“Successor Agency”) owns that certain real property commonly known as 192 E. Center Street and 353 N. Gibbs Street, in the City of Pomona, California, and specifically identified as Los Angeles County Assessor’s Parcel No’. (8336-026-904 & 905) (the “Property”), and such Property is identified for sale in the Long Range Property Management Plan (“LRPMP”) as Site Number 13; and WHEREAS, the Successor Agency obtained a valuation report for the Property from Lidgard & Associates in 2018, which concluded the fair market value to be $312,000, and the City of Pomona (the “City”) believes the Property is still accurately valued at $312,000; and WHEREAS, the City desires to purchase the Property for $312,000 in order to use the Property for a water demonstration project and a community garden; and WHEREAS, the City will pay for such purchase using the following two sources of funds:
142-8130-66197-00000 Safe Clean Water Program (Measure W) ($150,000) 418-4090-66197-70613 Park and Rec Improvement Fees ($162,000) NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Pomona, California does hereby find, order, and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and are incorporated into this Resolution by this reference.
SECTION 2. The City hereby approves the purchase of the Property from the Successor Agency for the purchase price of $312,000, and thus Amends the FY 2022-23 Operating Budget and appropriates funds from, and the City Manager is hereby authorized to make payment to the Successor Agency from:
1. 142-8130-66197-00000 Safe Clean Water Program (Measure W) ($150,000)
2. 418-4090-66197-70613 Park and Rec Improvement Fees ($162,000), and to accept the grant deed in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference by executing the certificate of acceptance contained therein, and to take any other action necessary to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Resolution.
SECTION 3. The City has determined that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that approval of the actions authorized under this Resolution will have a significant adverse effect on the environment. Thus, the adoption of this Resolution is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this Resolution is held invalid, the remainder of this Resolution shall not be affected by such invalidity, and the provisions of this Resolution are severable.
SECTION 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk of the City of Pomona shall certify as to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1st day of August, 2022.
ATTEST: CITY OF POMONA:
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ROSALIA A. BUTLER, MMC Tim Sandoval
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Sonia Carvalho
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF POMONA )
I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Pomona at a regular meeting thereof held on August 1, 2022 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Clerk
EXHIBIT “A”
TO
RESOLUTION NO. 2022 -126
GRANT DEED
[attached, with exhibits]