RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING AS EXEMPT SURPLUS A CITY-OWNED PARCEL WITH APPROXIMATELY 15,672 SQUARE FEET, BEARING ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 190-035-005, PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 1486.
WHEREAS, effective January 1, 2020, Assembly Bill 1486 (“AB 1486”) expanded the Surplus Land Act to provide that written findings are to be made and adopted declaring property as either surplus property or exempt surplus property before an agency may take any action to dispose of its property; and WHEREAS, in 1957, the City of Riverside (“City”) acquired the property located at 5730 Jurupa Avenue, identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number 190-035-005 and consisting of approximately 15,672 square feet (less than one-half acre), as legally described and depicted on Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (“Property”), to support the development of public infrastructure, specifically for use as a public street to accommodate the City’s growing needs; and WHEREAS, on January 25, 2000, the City Council approved both the appropriation of funds and the issuance of a request for proposals for engineering services related to the Jurupa Avenue Underpass project at the Union Pacific Railroad crossing; and WHEREAS, this vital grade separation project was designed to resolve long-standing congestion and safety issues associated with the at-grade railroad crossing and consisted of the construction of a four-lane roadway and a two-track railroad bridge, which significantly improved traffic flow and enhanced safety for both motorists and rail operations; and WHEREAS, despite its Multiple Family Residential use zoning, the Property is considered an uneconomic remnant of the Jurupa Avenue Underpass Project; and WHEREAS, its limited development potential and isolated location make the Property difficult to market or use productivity, resulting in increased municipal maintenance costs and potential public safety concerns; and WHEREAS, the Property is significantly burdened by several existing easements, including those for electrical transmission lines, sewer infrastructure, and water lines, further restricting the Property’s usability and adding to the City’s ongoing liability; and WHEREAS, per Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(B), property may be declared “exempt surplus property” if the property is “less than one-half acre in area and is not contiguous to land owned by a state or local agency that is used for open-space or low- and moderate-income housing purposes;” and WHEREAS, the Property is less than one-half acre in area and is not contiguous to land owned by a state or local agency that is used for open-space or low- and moderate-income housing purposes; and WHEREAS, the Property is land that is no longer necessary for the City’s use and will be put out to an open, competitive bid by the City, in compliance with the requirements of Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(B) noted above, and therefore the Property falls within the AB 1486 definition of “exempt surplus property;” and WHEREAS, the Property does not fall within any of the criteria set forth in Government Code Section 54221(f)(2), as the Property is not (A) within a coastal zone; (B) adjacent to a historical unit of the State Parks System; (C) listed on, or determined by the State Office of Historic Preservation to be eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places; or (D) within the Lake Tahoe region as defined in Government Code section 66905.5; and WHEREAS, the City has declared the Property to be exempt surplus property as it is no longer needed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as follows:
Section 1: The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are adopted and incorporated herein by reference as findings of fact of this Board.
Section 2. The City-owned land located at 5730 Jurupa Avenue, identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number 190-035-005, and as legally described and depicted on Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby declared to be exempt surplus property as it is no longer needed, is less than one-half acre in area and is not contiguous to land owned by a state or local agency that is used for open-space or low- and moderate-income housing purposes.
ADOPTED by the City Council this ______ day of _____________, 2025. ___________________________
PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
_____________________________
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a meeting of the City Council of said City at its meeting held on the _____day of _____________, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this ____ day of ______________, 2025. _________________________________
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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