RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION DECARING THE INTENTION OF THE COUNCIL TO SELL THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 215 LINCOLN AVENUE WHEREAS, the historic Women’s Club building is located at 215 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, California, in the County of Monterey (Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN] 002-244-002-000) (the “Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was acquired by the Salinas Redevelopment Agency, which was dissolved by the State of California pursuant to AB 26 and AB 27; and WHEREAS, on February 7, 2014, the California Department of Finance directed the Salinas Successor Agency to include the Property in its Long-Range Property Management Plan (LRPMP) and to designate the Property for disposal; and WHEREAS, the LRPMP was approved by the Salinas Successor Agency via Resolution No. 27 on October 21, 2014 and was further approved by the Salinas Oversight Board via Resolution 2014-39 on October 22, 2014; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas currently holds fee title to the Property on behalf of the Salinas Successor Agency and Salinas Oversight Board, subject to the requirements of the LRPMP; and WHEREAS, the LRPMP indicates that the Property is to be leased to a tenant that will “preserve it and restore it, and re-establish it as a community center and/or arts center”; and WHEREAS, the LRPMP indicates that if the City does not identify a tenant, the City may solicit interest for the sale of the Property, subject to the terms of the LRPMP; and WHEREAS, on October 27, 2020, the Salinas City Council adopted Resolution No. 21987 declaring the Property to be Surplus Land pursuant to the Surplus Lands Act (Government Code 54220 et. seq.); and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas sent out Notices of Availability for the Property on November 2, 2020, but having received no Letters of Interest for use of the Property for affordable housing may now make the Property generally available for purchase; and WHEREAS, City Code Section 12-11 includes the procedures for disposing of City-owned real property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council hereby directs staff to initiate the process specified in Section 12-11, subject to the following direction:
The Property shall be defined as APN 002-244-002-000.
No minimum cash price is defined; however, any accepted offer must be approved by the Salinas Oversight Board and the Salinas City Council.
Responses shall comply with the following terms and conditions:
Responses shall be provided both electronically and via hard copy.
Responses shall include the following:
The name of the person(s) or organization desiring to acquire the property.
A bid for the purchase price of the property.
The proposed use of the Property, including a description of any community benefits from the proposed use; A Capital Improvement Plan detailing construction timeline and budget for work to be performed on the facility; An Operational Plan showing the ability to operate the facility following acquisition; and Financial Documents necessary to demonstrate the ability to purchase, improve, and operate the Property.
The highest priority will be given to responses that propose to reestablish the property as a community and/or arts center, preserve the historic nature of the Property, and/or are consistent with the Downtown Vibrancy Plan, Responses that propose a lease in lieu of purchase will be considered provided that the lease term is a minimum of ten years.
Staff shall have the authority to negotiate modifications to the terms of any responses received.
City staff shall make documentation relevant to property, including any title documents, appraisals, inspections, estimates, or other information staff deems pertinent available to view on the City’s website.
Responses shall be turned in to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 4:00 pm on July 8, 2022. Responses shall be provided in a sealed envelope. Staff shall open and review these responses and may contact respondents to obtain additional information or to negotiate more specific terms. Responses may be modified by respondents subsequent to their submittal, but no additional responses will be considered.
The City Clerk shall cause to be placed a Notice of Adoption of this Resolution in a newspaper of general circulation within the city no later than July 1, 2022.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of June, 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
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