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Date: January 18, 2017 CONSENT CALENDAR
Subject: CONSIDERATION OF ACQUISITION OF COUNTY SURPLUS
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 63775 DILLON ROAD, APN 666-140-024
From: David H. Ready, City Manager
Initiated by: Community & Economic Development Department
SUMMARY
In accordance with Government Code Sections 54220 — 54232, Riverside County has
made available to public agencies real property it has determined as surplus land
located at 63775 Dillon Road that previously operated as Riverside County Fire Station
No. 36. It currently remains available to public agencies prior to the Board of
Supervisors adopting a Resolution declaring its intention to sell the property and holding
a public auction to sell the property to the highest bidder.
RECOMMENDATION:
Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Riverside County has declared its existing property located at 63775 Dillon Road,
identified as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 666-140-024, as surplus property. This
property previously operated as Riverside County Fire Station No. 36 until 2015. On
August 4, 2016, Riverside County provided notice to the City pursuant to California
Government Code Sections 54220 — 54232 which require that a public agency, prior to
disposing of surplus land at public auction to the highest bidder, send notice to other
public agencies offering the surplus land for sale.
The property is located immediately west of N. Indian Canyon Drive on Dillon Road in
unincorporated Riverside County, within the City of Palm Springs sphere of influence.
The property is located adjacent to the Carefree Mobile Home Park, which is considered
a Disadvantaged Unincorporated Community by the Riverside County Local Agency
Formation Commission (LAFCO).
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City Council Staff Report
January 18, 2017- Page 3
Riverside County Fire Station 36
Figure 3 — South View
The property is 0.96 acres, and includes three buildings:
1) 2,600 square feet community building including a 1,400 square feet meeting room
and 1,200 square feet open garage/apparatus room;
2) 2,900 square feet vacant fire station building including 2,100 square feet of livable
area and 800 square feet of open garage/shop room;
3) 192 square feet storage building
The property was constructed in 1959 and is reported in average condition by Riverside
County. The community building has a kitchen, 1 full bathroom, and 1 half bathroom;
the fire station building has a kitchen, 3 bedrooms, and 2 full bathrooms.
The property is currently designated as 'Rural Desert (RD)" on the Riverside County
General Plan, requiring a minimum 10 acre lot size, and as W-2 "Controlled
Development' on the Riverside County Zoning Map, requiring a minimum 20,000
square foot lot size. On the City of Palm Springs General Plan, the property has a pre-
annexation designation of Desert, with a wind energy overlay.
Acquisition of the property for a change of use from its prior operation as a Fire Station
would require evaluation of consistency with Riverside County and Palm Springs
General Plans, Zoning Codes, as well as environmental review. 03
City Council Staff Report
January 18, 2017 - Page 4
Riverside County Fire Station 36
Staff recommends that to the extent the City Council desires to initiate negotiations with
Riverside County on acquisition of the surplus property, that the City Council pull this
item from the Consent Calendar and provide appropriate direction to staff.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The requested City Council action is not a "Project' as defined by the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Section 15378(a), a "Project' means the
whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change
in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment. The request as part of this item is to provide direction to staff on the
opportunity to acquire real property, and is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section
15378(b), in that a "Project' does not include: (5) Organizational or administrative
activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the
environment. If acquired, any change in use of the existing property would be evaluated
pursuant to CEQA.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Riverside County has determined a fair market value of $250,000 for the surplus
property, and has extended an offer to the City to sell the surplus land at market value.
The City Council has not previously considered acquisition of this surplus real property,
and it would be necessary to identify funding in the adopted budget or appropriate
additional funding through General Fund reserves. Additionally, there is no estimate at
this time for any required capital renovations of the property, or on-going operational
costs.
SUBMITTED
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Marcus L. Fuller, MPA, P.E., P.L. . David H. Ready, Esq., P .
Assistant City Manager/City Engineer City Manager
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