RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT TO SELL 0.3168 ACRES OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF GONZALES WHEREAS, the City of Salinas is the owner of that 0.3168 acres of real property known as Monterey County Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 223-061-002-000 (no known address), located within the City of Gonzales, and hereafter referred to as the “Property”; and WHEREAS, the City also has rights for access and avigation purposes on and near the Property through two easements, hereafter referred to as the “Easements”; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has determined that the Property and Easements are no longer needed for municipal purposes; and WHEREAS, the City of Gonzales desires to purchase the Property in order to include it in a planned expansion of its Municipal Wastewater Treatment System; and WHEREAS, the City of Gonzales agrees to purchase the Property from the City for the purchase price of $18,946.00; and WHEREAS, on May 11, 2021, the City Council approved Resolution No. 22109 declaring the Property to be Exempt Surplus Land as defined in Government Code Section 54221(b)(1); and WHEREAS, Section 12-16 of the Salinas Municipal Code provides that the sale of City-owned land to other government agencies is exempt from the City’s normal requirements for public auction and purchasing if the City Council finds adopts a resolution finding the public convenience, necessity, or welfare requires such sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council hereby approves the attached Purchase and Sale Agreement, attached as Exhibit “A,” for sale of the property to the City of Gonzalez for the purchase price of $18,946.00 and authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute said Agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute and submit for recordation the Deeds included as Exhibits to the Purchase and Sale Agreement and is further hereby authorized to make any nonsubstantial modifications to those documents as may be necessary for acceptance by the Monterey County Recorder’s Office.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council hereby finds that the sale of the Property to another governmental agency is required by public convenience, necessity, or welfare, as the property is no longer necessary for municipal purposes, the sale will provide revenue to the Salinas Municipal Airport, and the property will assist in the construction of a facility serving the public in the City of Gonzales.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council finds the project to be Categorically Exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15312 (Class 12) because the project proposes the sale of surplus government property and is not located in an area of statewide, regional, or areawide concern identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15206(b)(4).
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of January, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
Attach:
Exhibit “A” – Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the following Exhibits:
Exhibit “A” – Property Legal Description
Exhibit “B” – Easement Legal Descriptions
Exhibit “C” – Grant Deed
Exhibit “D-1,” “D-2,” and “D-3” – Quitclaim Deeds
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