REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: THOMAS ESQUEDA, City Manager
Office of Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the acquisition of the UMC Campus Property (APN 461-02-003T):
1. *** RESOLUTION - Authorize the Administration to submit an offer to purchase the University Medical Center (UMC) Campus (APN 461-02-003T) in the vicinity of East Kings Canyon Road and South Cedar Avenue from Fresno County. (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing the Administration to submit an offer to Fresno County to purchase the UMC Campus property for a price of $4.25 million. The property is located on APN 461-02-003T (Attachment 2), which is the northeast corner of the intersection between East Kings Canyon Road and South Cedar Avenue. The purchase offer shall be contingent upon completing environmental assessments and analyses as required by the Fresno Municipal Code and approval of the California Department of Housing and Community Development as required by the Surplus Land Act.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Administration recommends offering Fresno County $4.25 million to purchase the 30-acre UMC Campus site, conditioned upon completing all required environmental assessments (Phase I and Phase II) and analyses (CEQA).
Upon acquisition, the Administration will work with the City Council to plan, permit and finance the demolition, clearing, and preparation of the property to construct mixed-income housing, parking structures, retail, commercial, and green space within the 30-acre site. The Administration has prepared a preliminary sequence of development for the 30-acre site and that is included as Attachment 3 to the Staff Report.
The existing 30-acre UMC Campus parcel is currently zoned Public & Institutional. To accommodate the City's proposed mixed-use development plan, the 30-acre parcel will require a General Plan Amendment and Rezone Application to rezone the prope...
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