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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-01-14 - RESOLUTIONS - DECL EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND000 RESOLUTION NO.25-3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING A PORTION OF APN 2840-029-901 AS EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND AND AUTHORIZING THE EXCHANGE OF SUCH LAND WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita (City) is the owner, in fee simple, of APN 2840- 029-901 situated in the City, approximately 1.4 acres and legally described on Exhibit A and depicted on Exhibit B, attached hereto and made a part of hereof Property (Property); and WHEREAS, the California Surplus Lands Act (Cal. Gov. Code section 54220 et seq.) (Act) as modified by California Assembly Bill 1486, effective October 9, 2019, provides the framework and state law requirements for the disposal of a local agency's surplus real property; and WHEREAS, for purposes of (Cal. Gov. Code section 54221(f)(2), the Property is not: (i) within a coastal zone; (ii) adjacent to a historical unit of the State Parks System; (iii) listed on, or determined by the State Office of Historic Preservation to be eligible for the National Register of Historical Places; or (iv) within the Lake Tahoe region as defined by (Cal. Gov. Code section 66905.5); and WHEREAS, the Act provides exemptions from the requirements of the Act for "exempt surplus land," which includes small surplus parcels that are less than one-half acre in area and are not contiguous to land owned by a state agency that is used for open space, or low and moderate income housing purposes (Cal. Gov. Code section 54221(f)(1)(B)) and the exchange of surplus land for property for the City's use (Cal. Gov. Code section 54221 (f)(1)(C)); and WHEREAS, Exhibit B attached hereto describes approximately 1,478 square feet of the Property that is no longer needed by the City (Exempt Surplus Property); and WHEREAS, Vista Canyon, LLC (Vista Canyon) owns property adjacent to the Property and has requested to exchange the Exempt Surplus Property for the property depicted on Exhibit B (Exchange Property); and WHEREAS, staff recommends the transfer of the Exempt 3urlus Property -to the adjacent property owner, Vista Canyon, in exchange for receipt ofthe ExchAje- Property as the transfer is in the public interest in that the land exchange would see»re a k.cond acceas point to the public parking garage and relieve the City of the responsibility, cast -and liabilii`y associated with the ownership and maintenance of the unnecessary Exempt Surplus Property, not needed for public use. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does hereby resolve as follows: Pagel of 3 SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part of this resolution. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby declares the Exempt Surplus Property to be "exempt surplus land" under the Act in that it is a small surplus land parcel and will only be conveyed in exchange for substitute property, pursuant, to Cal. Gov. Code sections 5422 1 (f)(1)(13)) and 5422 1 (f)(1)(C)). SECTION 3. This resolution has been reviewed, with respect, to the applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) (CEQA). City staff has determined that the designation of this property as exempt surplus land does not have the potential of creating a significant effect on the environment and is therefore exempt from further review under CEQA, pursuant, to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) because it is not a project as defined by the CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. Adoption of the resolution does not have any potential to result in a direct physical change in the environment. SECTION 4. The City Council authorizes and directs the City Manager, or designee, to execute and record such documentation, as approved by the City Attorney, as necessary or convenient to exchange the Exempt Surplus Property as described herein for the Exchange Property and to otherwise effectuate the purpose of this resolution. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 14t` day of January 2025. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY C°LEFCi� — - DATE:j.�� Page 2 of 3 rr PER rW4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) 000 I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 25-3 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 14a` day of January 2025, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Gibbs, Weste, McLean, Ayala, Miranda NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None Page 3 of 3 CITY CLERK EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION GRANT DEED IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA SHOWN ON TRACT NO.69164-01, FILED IN BOOK 1396, PAGES 40 THROUGH 48 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. q gF ���NgUq 560 Non -Order Search Page 5 of 6 Requested By: Kathlene Meyer , Printed: 10/1/2024 8:43 AM Doc:2020-1373406 DEG 11-02-2020 +II U _ ri:i L� EXHIBIT B I - � I i f I I j � Exchange Land -shown in blue I Ilo I s}�uw�.OT'�1 a1���,. b.73' - 's AREA A'8112—` a �Q O w F >� �1 r �. ._ LOT 8 r a Uj © U tJ i pRaP SV,r,'nOEMAIWIN N( _._. �.. --- AREA D Q EA-,: JENT.oCr�','*stunU-0RIx ._ .. � � n as` r jw txs+... y ,r- 0. 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