June 28, 2022
Community Development
DATE: June 28, 2022
TO: Mayor Butt and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Lina Velasco, Director of Community Development
Subject:
Surplus Land Act Resolution for OBAG funding
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no impact for adopting the proposed Resolution; however, failure to adopt the resolution may make the
City ineligible to apply for OBAG funding.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
None
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
adopted new eligibility requirements for cities and
counties applying for grants to reaffirm their compliance with the provisions of the California Surplus Land Act
(California Government Code § 54220-54232).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT a resolution to affirm compliance with the
Surplus Land Act (as amended by Assembly Bill 2135) to
satisfy requirements of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for its One Bay Area Grant (OBAG)
program – Community Development (Lina Velasco 620-
6841).
DISCUSSION:
Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Program provides federal funding to support its commitments to regional transportation priorities while advancing the Bay Area’s land use and housing goals.
AGENDA
REPORT
June 28, 2022
On November 18, 2015, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) adopted Resolution No. 4202, the Project Selection Criteria and Programming Policy, for the second round of the OBAG program.
On July 27, 2016, and also subsequently on October 26, 2016, and December 21, 2016, MTC adopted revisions to Resolution 4202 to distribute additional funding and to incorporate housing related policies to the program. Among the new eligibility requirements that were added is a requirement for cities and counties applying for grants to reaffirm their compliance with the provisions of the California Surplus Land Act (California Government Code § 54220-54232).
ANALYSIS:
The Surplus Lands Act was enacted in 1968 and contains procedures for disposition by sale or lease of surplus properties by local agencies. This Act requires agencies disposing of land to offer it for not less than fair market value for sale or lease for development of low to moderate income housing, or for development as park or open space use, or for use by a school district for school facilities or open space purposes. In the event the agency is not able reach an agreement for disposal for these purposes, then the agency may dispose of the property in the open market.
As a charter city, City of Richmond is obligated to comply with the Surplus Land Act.
Past actions have demonstrated the City’s compliance with the Surplus Land Act to ensure affordable housing providers are offered an opportunity to acquire surplus property.
MTC will not take action to program projects for a local jurisdiction until the congestion Management agency overseeing OBAG compliance– in our case, the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority – confirms that the jurisdiction has met all OBAG eligibility requirements, including the adoption of this resolution affirming compliance with the Surplus Land Act. MTC has provided a sample resolution for local jurisdictions’ use, and the attached resolution is modeled after the MTC sample resolution. Failure to adopt the resolution will make the City ineligible for applying for and receiving the MTC OBAG program grants.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Resolution
Attachment 2 – California Government Code sections 54220-54234 Attachment 3 – MTC Resolution 4202