RESOLUTION NO. 2022-9031
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA OPPOSING ASSEMBLY BILL 2357 WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2357 (Phil Ting) undermines the ability of local agencies to conduct appropriate economic development activities on properties they acquire or otherwise own; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2357 would expand the scope of authority for Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to review “any action to dispose of land,” which would include properties retained for agency use, properties declared “exempt surplus,” and properties that local agencies are authorized by other laws to acquire and dispose of for economic development purposes; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2357 would compound those difficulties by expanding state reviews and delays affecting properties retained for agency use, including lease holdings such as Creekside Marketplace, and declared exempt surplus.; and WHEREAS, the implementation of the Surplus Lands Act (SLA), including HCD’s recent guidelines, have created immense delays and difficulties for local government agencies dealing with the control and disposal of their local properties; and WHEREAS, existing law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land by a local agency and requires, except as provided, a local agency disposing of surplus land to comply with certain notice requirements before disposing of the land. AB 2357 interprets SLA to include and apply to leases except for in some instances that may undermine the city’s investment property portfolio; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Marcos, California hereby opposes Assembly Bill 2357; and directs staff to advocate against passage of this Bill; PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of San Marcos at a regular meeting thereof, this 14th day of June 2022, by the following roll call vote:
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Rebecca D. Jones, Mayor
City of San Marcos
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Phillip Scollick, City Clerk
City of San Marcos
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