REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 13, 2020
FROM: WILMA QUAN, City Manager
Office of Mayor and City Manager's Office
ALDI DODDS, Deputy City Manager
Office of Mayor and City Manager's Office
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Declaring Pride Park (APN 467-29-205T), Belmont/Dewitt (APN 456-030-34T) and 735 H Street (APN 467-040-23ST) to be surplus and directing staff to comply with the Surplus Land Act
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached Resolution declaring Pride Park (APN 467-29-205T), Belmont/Dewitt (APN 456-030-34T) and 735 H Street (APN 467-040-23ST) as potential surplus real property.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On January 1, 2020, the Surplus Land Act was amended to include additional requirements Cities must follow when disposing of surplus property. One of the new requirements states that a local agency's governing body must take formal action in a regular public meeting declaring that the land is surplus and is not necessary for the agency's use. The attached resolution brings forward three properties, Pride Park (APN 467-29-205T), Belmont/Dewitt (APN 456-030-34T) and 735 H Street (APN 467-040-23ST), for Council's consideration. The three properties are not necessary for the City of Fresno's (City) use and must be declared surplus property in order to proceed with the additional Surplus Land Act requirements and disposition of the properties.
BACKGROUND
Modification of the Surplus Land Act went into effect January 1, 2020. The definition of local agency was revised to include "every city" and as such it applies to charter cities. The modifications are summarized below:
* Requires legislative bodies to take formal action in a regular public meeting to declare land surplus;
* Prohibits the negotiations between a disposing agency and interested entities from including deal terms that would reduce or disallow residential use of the site;
* Requires disposing agency to send a notice of avail...
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