REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Director
Capital Projects Department
BY: NANCY BRUNO, Supervising Real Estate Agent
Capital Projects Department, Capital Administration Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Declaring APNs 510-326-32T and 510-326-33T to be surplus and directing staff to comply with the Surplus Land Act (Council District 1) (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution, declaring two City owned parcels, each 0.09-acre (3,920 square feet) in size and improved with single-family structures located at the corner of Brix Avenue and Swift Avenue, east of Cornelia Avenue, to be surplus land. Declaring the above-mentioned properties surplus will allow the City to fulfill the additional requirements of the Surplus Land Act in order to move forward with the potential disposition.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The two City parcels, each 0.09-acre (3,920 square feet) in size and improved with single-family structures, are located at the corner of Brix Avenue and Swift Avenue, east of Cornelia Avenue (Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APNs) 510-326-32T and 504-326-33T). These parcels were purchased by the City for the purpose of building temporary Urban Growth Management (UGM) Fire Station Number 16. The purchase was approved by the Fresno City Council on December 21, 1993, via Resolution Number 93-414, and the funding for the purchase was from Contingency/Reserve Capital funds. Staff has determined the parcels are no longer used by the City and are no longer considered necessary for the City's use. As such, these parcels must be declared surplus in order to proceed with the disposition by the City in accordance with the Surplus Land Act.
BACKGROUND
On January 1, 2020, the Surplus Land Act (SLA) was amended to include additional requirements that local agencies must follow when disposing of property. The SLA requires that land shall be declared either "surplus...
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