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RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SUNNYVALE DECLARING
THAT THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 1171 SONORA COURT, CITY OF
SUNNYVALE, IS EXEMPT SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR
AFF
ORDABLLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, the Surplus Land Act (Gov. Code, § 54220 et seq.) requires that local agencies decla
re property as either “surplus land” or “exempt surplus land” prior to the sale or lease (“Disposi
tion”) of the property owned by the local agency; and
WHEREAS, “surplu
s land” means land owned in fee simple by any local agency for which the local agency's governing body takes formal action in a regular public meeting d
eclaring that the land is surplus and is not necessary for the local agency's use; and WHEREAS, “e
xempt surplus land” includes sur plus land t hat is transferred pursuant to Government Co de Section 37
364; and
WHEREAS, the
City of Sunnyvale ("City") intends to purchase in fee that certain real property located at 1171 Sonora Court ("Property"), identified as Accessor’s Parcel Number 205-50-024; and
WHEREAS, the C ity
has dete rmined that the Property is no t necessary for the City's use; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the Property is a suitable site for the development of affordable housing and that the development of the Property with affordable housing will address a significant need within the City for additional affordable housing units; and
WHEREAS, the
City has determined to transfer the Property for the development of affordable housing pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Section 37364 which requi
res that at least 80 percent of the parcel of the Property be used for the development of housing, and that at least 40 percent of the housing units developed on the parcel be affordable to households wi
th incomes at or below 75 percent of the maximum income of lower income households, and at least half of which shall be affordable to very low income households; and WHEREAS, t
he City intends to enter into a long-term ground lease with MP 1171 So
nora I Asso ciate s, L. P. (“ Lease”) which wil l have an 85-year term after the City issues an occupancy permit or approves the final inspection, whichever occurs first; and WHEREAS, the
primary purpose of the Lease is to provide for the construction, maintenance, manage
ment, and operation of an affordable housing project which consists of two (2) unrest
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low-, very low-, and low-income households for a total of 172 units, and to ensure that MP 1171 Sonora I Associates, L.P. will not occupy or use the Property for any other purpose.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE THAT:
1. The Property is designated as exempt surplus land on the basis that the City intends to dispose of the Property in accordance with Government Code Section 37364.
2. The City Council directs the City Manager or his designee to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the California Department of Housing and Community Development no later than 30 days prior to the disposition of any of the Property.
Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on ___________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
RECUSAL:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
__________________________ ________ ________________________ _________
DAVID CARNAHAN
City Clerk
LARRY KLEIN
Mayor
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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REBECCA L. MOON
City Attorney
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