HomeMy WebLinkAbout24802RESOLUTION NO. 24802
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS DECLARING CITY -OWNED PROPERTY
DESCRIBED HEREIN, 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 PALM SPRINGS,
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Palm Springs hereby, finds,
determines, and declares as follows:
A. City of Palm Springs (the "City") owns the following real property, located in the
City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of California, hereinafter
referred to in its entirety as (the "Property"):
a. Land zoned as Urban Reserve at East Palm Canyon Drive near Gene Autry
Trail, known as "Rimrock Property" with APN 681-480-011 with land area of
42.3 acres; described in Exhibit A.
b. Industrial zoned (M1 P) land at east side of Gene Autry Trail north of Ramon
Road with APNs 677-540-028 and 677-540-029 with total land area of 5.6
acres; described in Exhibit B.
B. The City adopted Resolution No. 14527 on March 2, 1983, adopting guidelines
for the sale of surplus City -owned real property.
C. 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.
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 of 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
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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 City Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote
adopting this Resolution.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
ADOPTED THIS 24th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020.
David H. Ready, Esq., P
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jeff ey . allin r
City Attorney
ATTEST:
Ant ny J. Me M
City Clerk
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24802 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on September 24, 2020, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Garner, Middleton, Woods, Mayor Pro Tern,
and Mayor Kors
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Springs, California, this S4- day of pc_ -la k, e , , Z,--,20
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