RESOLUTION NO. 24-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, DECLARING CITY OWNED PROPERTIES ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 2831-018-901 THRU 906; 2831-018-900; AND 2831-019-901 SURPLUS LAND PURSUANT TO THE SURPLUS LAND ACT (GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 54220 ET SEQ.)
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita owns certain real Properties, Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 2831-018-901 thru 906; 2831-018-900; and 2831-019-901 (the Properties), and;
WHEREAS, the Surplus Land Act, Government Code sections 54220 et seq., applies when a local agency disposes of “surplus land,” as that term is defined in Government Code section 54221; and
WHEREAS, on October 9, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1486.
AB 1486 significantly amended the Surplus Land Act effective January 1, 2020. These amendments included, among others, changing the previous, long-standing definitions of “surplus land” and “exempt surplus land”; providing that property shall be declared either “surplus land” or “exempt surplus land” before a local agency may take any action to dispose of it; and adding a new limitation providing that an “agency’s use” “shall not include commercial or industrial uses or activities, including nongovernmental retail, entertainment, or office development” or “property disposed of for the sole purpose of investment or generation or revenue”; and
WHEREAS, the Properties would fall within the definition of “surplus land” pursuant to Government Code section 54221, as amended by AB 1486; and WHEREAS, in order to pursue new uses for the Properties, including the possible disposition through a sale or lease of the property, the City must now comply with the Surplus Land Act as amended by AB 1486 (SLA); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the SLA, City staff will send a written notice of availability of the properties by electronic mail or by certified mail to all of the entities identified in Government Code section 54222; and
WHEREAS, subject to Government Code section 54227, if one of the entities/agencies desires to purchase or lease the properties after having received notice, it must indicate its interest to do so in writing within 60 days of the date of the City’s notice, and the City and the entity/agency so responding to the notice may negotiate price and terms for the disposition of the Properties; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code 54223, in the event no agreement is reached between the City and any interested entity/agency after a good faith negotiation period of 90 days, the City may elect to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to locate a development partner that would meet the City’s price and terms. Any project that is agreed to through the RFP process, that has a minimum of 10 residential units, would be required by the SLA to provide a minimum of 15 percent affordable housing units.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. For the purposes of compliance with the SLA, APNs 2831-018-901 thru 906; 2831-018-900; and 2831-019-901 in the City of Santa Clarita, are hereby declared surplus land.
SECTION 2. The City Manager, or his designee, is directed to proceed with the notification and negotiation requirements of the SLA, as amended, to facilitate the possible disposition and reuse of the Properties.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this ___ day of _________, 2024.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
DATE:__________________________
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 24- was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the ____ day of _____ 2024, by the following vote:
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CITY CLERK