HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2023-006RESOLUTION NO. 2023-006
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT
DECLARING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54221
THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE CITY WITH
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS 627-102-017 AND APN 627-102-025
ARE SURPLUS LAND AND NOT NECESSARY FOR THE CITY'S USE,
FINDING THAT SUCH DECLARATION IS EXEMPT FROM
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, AND TAKING RELATED ACTIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert ("City") is the owner in fee simple of certain
real properties with Assessor's Parcel Numbers 627-102-017 and 627-102-025 in the City
of Palm Desert ("Properties"); and
WHEREAS, under the Surplus Land Act, Government Code Sections 54220-
54234 ("Act"), surplus land is land owned in fee simple by the City for which the City
Council takes formal action in a regular public meeting declaring the land is surplus land
and not necessary for the City's use. The land must be declared either surplus or exempt
surplus land; and
WHEREAS, under the Act, land is necessary for the City's use if the land is being
used, or is planned to be used pursuant to a written plan adopted by the City Council for
City work or operations; and
WHEREAS, the Properties, which are improved with an unoccupied single-family
home, are not being used for City work or operations and City staff has evaluated the
Properties for their potential to be used for City work or operations; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the Properties are not suitable for the
City's use; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to declare that the Properties are surplus land
and not necessary for the City's use; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires that before the City Council disposes of the Properties
or engages in negotiations to dispose of the Properties, the City shall send a written
Notice of Availability of the Properties to certain designated entities in accordance with
the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part of
this Resolution.
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SECTION 2. The City Council hereby declares that the Properties are surplus land
and not necessary for the City's use within the meaning of the Act. The basis for this
declaration is that due to the size, location, and development on the Properties, the site
is not feasible for the City's use.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to send a Notice of Availability of
the Properties for sale, to the entities designated in Government Code Section 54222
("Designated Entities") by electronic mail or by certified mail.
SECTION 4. 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 the Properties as
surplus land does not have the potential for 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 the potential for
resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable
indirect physical change in the environment. If and when the Properties are sold to a
purchaser and that purchaser proposes a use for the Properties that requires a
discretionary permit and CEQA review, that future use and project will be analyzed at the
appropriate time in accordance with CEQA.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is directed to file a Notice of Exemption pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15062.
SECTION 6. The officers and staff of the City are hereby authorized, jointly and
severally, to do all things which they may deem necessary or proper to effectuate the
purposes of the Resolution, and any such actions previously taken are hereby ratified and
confirmed. Such actions include negotiating in good faith in accordance with the
requirements of the Act with any of the Designated Entities that submit a written notice of
interest to purchase the Properties in compliance with the Act.
ADOPTED ON MARCH 9, 2023.
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KATHLEEN KELLY
MAYOR
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ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that the
Resolution No. 2023-006 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at the
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on March 9, 2023, by the
following vote:
AYES: HARNIK, NESTANDE, QUINTANILLA, TRUBEE, AND KELLY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of
Palm Desert, California, on Mar 13, 2023
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ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
Res 2023-006 Surplus Land Declaration APN
627-102-017 and 627-102-025
Final Audit Report
2023-03-13
Created: 2023-03-13
By: Niamh M. Ortega (nortega@palmdesert.gov)
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