For City Council Meeting September 23, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Christina Taylor, Director of Community Development
Title
Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8411 Declaring Certain City-owned Properties in Various Areas Within the City of Rialto as Surplus Land Pursuant to the Surplus Land Act; and (2) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Release a Notice of Availability for the Sale of the Properties.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council:
1) Adopt the Resolution declaring certain City-owned properties as surplus land pursuant to the Surplus Land Act (Government Code Sections 54220-54234); and
2) Authorize the City Manager or their designee to release a Notice of Availability for the sale of the subject properties and to carry out such other steps as may be required to complete the Surplus Land Act process.
BACKGROUND
The City of Rialto (City) owns certain real properties in various areas within the City as described in Exhibit "A" attached Resolution (Properties). Pursuant to the Surplus Land Act, Government Code Sections 54220-54234 (SLA), public agencies must formally declare City-owned property as surplus land or exempt surplus land before initiating any disposition. This declaration must occur at a regular public meeting. The proposed resolution (Attachment A) declares that the subject twenty-six (26) parcels listed below are surplus land and are characterized as either vacant, parking lot, garden, single-family structure, or vacant commercial building and are not otherwise being used by the City.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Upon adoption of the attached Resolution, City staff will initiate the SLA mandated notification process by emailing a Notice of Availability (NOA) to certain local agencies and housing sponsors (Designated Entities) listed by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Key steps include:
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