HomeMy WebLinkAboutSA-RDA 101RESOLUTION NO. SA-RDA 101
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
DECLARING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS
54221(b) AND 54221 (f)(1)(D) THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
OWNED BY THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND IDENTIFIED AS
ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 620-400-025 IS EXEMPT SURPLUS;
AND TAKING RELATED ACTIONS
RECITALS:
WHEREAS the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
(“SARDA”) is the owner in fee simple of one (1) parcel identified as Assessor’s Parcel No.
620-400-025 (“SARDA Parcel”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 54221(b) of the Surplus Land Act, Government
Code Sections 54220-54234 (“Act”), surplus land is land owned in fee simple by SARDA
for which the SARDA Board takes formal action in a regular public meeting declaring the
land is surplus and not necessary for the SARDA’s use. The land must be declared either
surplus land or exempt surplus land; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert (the “City”) has requested the transfer of the
SARDA Parcel for the City to retain for its use for governmental purposes; and
WHEREAS, SARDA intends to transfer the SARDA parcel to the City for its use
for governmental purposes subject to the approval of such transfer by the Riverside
Countywide Oversight Board and the California Department of Finance pursuant to the
redevelopment dissolution statutes; and
WHEREAS, the accompanying staff report provides supporting information upon
which the declaration and finding set forth in this Resolution are based.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantive
part of this Resolution.
SECTION 2. The Board of Directors finds that, based on (i) the City’s request
that SARDA transfer the SARDA Parcel to the City, and (ii) the City’s representation
that the SARDA Parcel will be used by the City for open space, public recreation,
and public parking, and therefore the SARDA Parcel are exempt surplus land
pursuant to Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(D) surplus which includes surplus
land that a local agency is transferring to another local agency for the agency’s use.
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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”). Staff has determined that the designation of this
property as “Exempt Surplus” 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 15312, the action for the sale of
government property is categorically exempt from further CEQA action, as the property
does not possess any significant value for wildlife habitat or other environmental
purposes, as the property was previously rough graded during the grading of the Desert
Willow Golf Resort, and the site remains relatively devoid of plant or wildlife.
SECTION 4. Staff of SARDA are hereby authorized and directed to provide a
copy of this Resolution to the California Department of Housing and Community
Development (“HCD”) in the form and manner required by HCD at least 30 days prior to
the disposition of the SARDA Parcel.
SECTION 5. The officers and staff of the SARDA are hereby authorized,
jointly and severally, to do all things which they may deem necessary or proper to
effectuate the purposes of this Resolution, and any such actions previously taken are
hereby ratified and confirmed.
ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2023.
KATHLEEN KELLY
CHAIR
ATTEST:
______________________
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
SECRETARY
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I, Anthony J. Mejia, secretary of the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment
Agency, hereby certify that Resolution No. SA-RDA 101 is a full, true, and correct copy, and
was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert on September 28, 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 official seal of the City
of Palm Desert, California, on __________________.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
SECRETARY
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