REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 01/04/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Office of Economic Development
SUBJECT:
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Resolution declaring 0.24 acres of excess former City right-of-way exempt surplus land.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks Council to declare 0.24 acres on the corner of Main Street and E 4th Street (APN 117-114-013) as exempt surplus land. The property is a parking lot that was created from a remnant parcel of the Main Street realignment. The parcel meets the definition of "exempt surplus land" because it is a former right-of-way and will be sold to the owner of contiguous land.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution 2023-003, declaring that the 0.24 acres of former street right-of-way adjacent to 325 S. Main Street is exempt surplus land and is no longer necessary for the City's use.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The property recommended for exempt surplus designation is 0.24 acres of City-owned property of the former Main Street right-of-way and was created as part of the Main Street realignment project from the 1970s. It is currently being utilized for use of parking for the adjacent to private businesses at 325 South Main Street. The right-of-way dedication for the realignment of Main Street was recorded on December 1, 1970. Both the title report and legal description reflect the former street right-of-way post-realignment of Main Street. The parking lot was created as a result of realignment plans that were as-built on June 23, 1969.
The Surplus Land Act (SLA) governs the disposition of City owned property. Per the SLA, the City is required to inventory City-owned property and proceed with declaring City property surplus or exempt surplus. Staff is recommending that Council declare the subject property (APN 117-114-013) as exempt surplus land.
ANALYSIS:
Per the SLA, before the City can take any action to retain or dispose of land, it must f...
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