HomeMy WebLinkAbout20420 - RESOLUTIONS - 7/17/2002 RESOLUTION NO. 20420 ,
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS,CALIFORNIA,APPROVINGAN EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT WITH THEI GALWAY TRUST OF
CALABASAS,CALIFORNIA,',EXCHANGING68ACRES
OF CITY-OWNED LAND FOR 68-ACRES OF TRUST-
OWNED LAND, WITH RESTRICTIONS ON THE
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH PARCELS
WHEREAS, the Galway Trust is the owner of that certain unimproved real property
located in the City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of California, consisting
of approximately sixty eight (68) acres which Real Property is more particularly
described in attached Exhibit A ('Trust Property"); and
WHEREAS, the City is the owner of that certain unimproved real property located in the
City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of California, consisting of
approximately sixty eight (68) acres which Real Property is more particularly described
in attached Exhibit B ("City Property"); and
WHEREAS, the City Property consists of two parcels designated as Parcel 1 and
Parcel 2 on Exhibit B. The deed which conveyed Parcel 1 to the City provides: "This '
gift deed is hereby granted to the City of Palm Springs subject to said property being
retained for park or permanent open space purposes;" and, the deed which conveyed
Parcel 2 to the City provides: "In the event of any type of construction or development,
this deed shall be null and void and the estate hereby conveyed shall revert to and
immediately revest in the grantor, her heirs and assigns;" and
WHEREAS, in addition to the Trust Property, the Trust owns additional real property
which is located adjacent to the City Property ("Adjacent Trust Property"), improved as
a single family residence, and the Trust wishes to assure that the City Property shall
always and in perpetuity remain in an undeveloped and natural state; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding the provisions of the deeds as hereinabove set forth and
the intention of the City to maintain the City property in an undeveloped and natural
:state, the Trust desires further assurances that the City Property will not be developed,
and to that end is willing to convey the Trust Property to the City in exchange for the
City Property in the fashion set forth hereinafter to assure that neither the Trust
(Property nor the City Property shall be developed and that those properties shall
remain as permanent open space; and
WHEREAS, the City also wishes to ensure that both the City Property and the Trust
(Property shall always and in perpetuity remain in an undeveloped and natural state;
and
WHEREAS, the Trust deems this exchange to be in the best interest of the Trust '
(because it assures that the City Property will, in perpetuity, remain in an undeveloped
.and natural state, to the benefit of the Adjacent Trust Property. ��
Resolution 20420
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs,
that:
SECTION 1. The City, pursuant to its authority under Government Code Section
37350, to acquire and dispose of property for the common benefit,
deems the exchange of property between the City of Palm Springs and
the Galway Trust to be in the best interest of the City because it results
in 68 additional acres within the City being held in an undeveloped and
natural state for the long term benefit of the City and its residents without
expense to the City.
SECTION 2. In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained
therein, the Exchange Agreement between the Galway Trust of
Calabasas, California, and the City of Palm Springs, in a form approved
by the City Attorney, is hereby approved.
SECTION 3. The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to execute all
contracts, deeds, declarations, or other documents related to the
Exchange Agreement.
ADOPTED this 17th day of July , 2002.
AYES: Members Hodges, Mills, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor %leindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
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City Clerk City Manager d
REVIEWED &APPROVED AS TO FORM
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EXHIBIT `A'
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
IN THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE
NORTH QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 22, THENCE EAST A
DISTANCE OF 1250 FEET;THENCE SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 1170 FEET;
THENCE WEST A DISTANCE OF 2500 FEET; THENCE NORTH A
DISTANCE OF 1170 FEET; THENCE EAST A DISTANCE OF 1250 FEET
TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.
APPROXIMATELY 67 ACRES MORE OR LESS.
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EXHIBIT "B" ,
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
IN THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS THE ' SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE
SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 4
EAST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, AND THE PORTION OF THE NORTH
HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 4
SOUTH, RANGE 4 EAST, SAN BERNAR!DINO MERIDIAN LYING WESTERLY
OF THE PALM CANYON MESA TRACT AS SHOWN IN MAP BOOK 12, PAGES
52 THROUGH 56, RECORDS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
APPROXIMATELY 67 ACRES MORE OR LESS.
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