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File #: ID 25-1061    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/29/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/28/2025 Final action:
Title: Actions pertaining to the City-owned 10.27 acre property located at the southwest corner of S. Willow Avenue and E. Byrd Avenue (APN: 481-110-42T) (City Council District 5): 1. ***RESOLUTION - Revoking the declaration of Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 481-110-42T, as exempt surplus land (Subject to Mayor's Veto) 2. ***RESOLUTION - Declaring the vacant 10.24-acre of Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 481-110-42T to be surplus and directing staff to comply with the Surplus Land Act (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. 25-1061 Resolution Revoking Surplus Exempt Declaration, 2. 25-1061 Resolution Declaring Surplus, 3. 25-1061 Location Map
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REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department

PHILIP SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department

BY: DANNY TOHME, Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Manager
Planning and Development Department

SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the City-owned 10.27 acre property located at the southwest corner of S. Willow Avenue and E. Byrd Avenue (APN: 481-110-42T) (City Council District 5):
1. ***RESOLUTION - Revoking the declaration of Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 481-110-42T, as exempt surplus land (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
2. ***RESOLUTION - Declaring the vacant 10.24-acre of Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 481-110-42T to be surplus and directing staff to comply with the Surplus Land Act (Subject to Mayor's Veto)

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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Adopt a Resolution revoking the declaration of the 10.27-acre property located at the southwest corner of S. Willow Avenue and E. Byrd Avenue (APN: 481-110-42T), to be exempt surplus land, and 2) Adopt a Resolution declaring the 10.27-acre property located at the southwest corner of S. Willow Avenue and E. Byrd Avenue (APN: 481-110-42T) to be surplus real property.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

On September 1, 2022, the City Council declared APN 481-110-42T (Property) exempt surplus land under the provisions of the California Surplus Land Act by Resolution No. 2022-196. City staff have published three separate Requests for Proposals (RFP) since that time and has only received two responses, neither of which were viable to be recommended for disposition. Due to changing development conditions staff has received renewed interest in this property by the development community, but without the additional restrictions required by State of California's Surplus Land Act exemption. Therefore, staff is recommending that City Council adopt a Resolution revoking the previously adopted Resolution No. 2022-196 declaring this property surpl...

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