HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-009 - Declaring City-Owned Property Located at 625 South Cypress AvenueRESOLUTION NO.2020-009
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA DECLARING CITY -OWNED PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 625 SOUTH CYPRESS AVENUE, APN# 404-
102-06, AS SURPLUS LAND AND DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH
IN THE SURPLUS LAND ACT, CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 54220, ET SEQ., AS AMENDED ON
JANUARY 1, 2020, FOR THE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby, finds, determines and
declares as follows:
A. City of Santa Ana (the "City") owns the real property commonly known as the
Cypress Fire Station (the "Property") located at 625 South Cypress Avenue,
consisting of 7,188 square feet (0.17 acres), including a 4,350 square foot
building that was constructed in 1928, APN# 404-102-06, zoned R2, and listed
in 1997 on the Santa Ana Registry of Historic Places; and
B. The Property was acquired and constructed in 1928 and initially utilized as a
fire station, then served as senior center, office and storage space by nonprofit
groups, meeting space for neighborhood groups, and was vacated in June
2014; and
C. Staff analyzed the feasibility of utilizing the Property for a potential community
center and determined it infeasible due to lack of parking and the cost
associated with the rehabilitation needed to bring it up to code; and
D. Since 2017, the City's Parks Recreation and Community Services Agency has
spent over $70,000 for security and maintenance of the Property, with ongoing
costs estimated at approximately $18,649 per year ($9,000 for maintenance
and $9,649 for the rental of security windows and doors); and
E. There were 63 police calls for service between January 2018 and April 2019,
within 50 feet of the Property, for trespassing and other disturbances; and
F. The sale proceeds and property tax generated may provide funding to enhance
City services, and the future development of the Property would eliminate blight
and promote neighborhood livability and sustainability.
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Section 2. The City Council hereby finds and declares that the Property is no
longer necessary for the City's use and is therefore surplus land as defined in California
Government Code section 54221, based on the true and correct written findings found in
Section 1, incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 3. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to send written
notices of availability the Property for sale, to negotiate the terms of a proposed sale of
the Property with an interested public entity or, if none, another interested party, and to
otherwise follow the procedures of the Surplus Land Act, California Government Code
section 54220, et seq., as amended on January 1, 2020, as applicable to a proposed sale
of the Property.
Section 4. Any proposed agreement for the sale of the Property shall be subject
to the approval of the City Council.
Section 5. The sale of the Property as surplus is exempt from environmental
review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines section 15312 (Surplus Government Property Sales). However, if
development was proposed on the Property by a subsequent buyer, then that
development would be reviewed under CEQA.
Section 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 2020.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R.,Geyvalho, City Attorney
Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers Iglesias, Pulido,Sarmiento, Villegas (4)
NOES: Councilmembers Penaloza (1)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Bacerra, Sarmiento (2)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, DAISY GOMEZ, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2020-009 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on February 18,2020.
Date: 2-2 c7 -2020 (6CU�
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