For City Council Meeting [May 26, 2020]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Manager
FROM: Matt Schneider, Community Development Director
Eric S. Vail, Interim City Attorney
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No.7515, entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rialto, California, declaring City Owned Property located at the Southwest Corner of Alder Avenue and Casmalia also known as San Bernardino County Assessor's Parcel Numbers 1119-241-01-0000 and 1119-241-02-0000, as Surplus Land and Directing the City Manager to follow the procedures set forth in the Surplus Land Act, California Government Code Section 54220, et seq., as amended on January 1, 2020 for the sale of the Surplus Land".
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BACKGROUND
The City owns real property located at the Southwest Corner of Alder Avenue and Casmalia Street ("Property"). The Property, APN Nos. 1119-241-01, zoned Freeway Incubator (FI) within the Renaissance Specific Plan (RSP), is 7.22 acres in size, and 1119-241-02, zoned FI within the RSP, is 6.00 acres in size. The property is comprised of vacant land covered only by natural shrubs and grasses as well as a Southern California Edison (SCE) overhead transmission line that runs along the entire northern edge of the property.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Staff analyzed the feasibility of utilizing the Property for community use and determined it was not feasible due to the absence of improvements on the property and the costs associated with developing the property to the standards of the FI zone. Additionally, the Property's close proximity to the Mid-Valley Landfill and the western city limits, as well as its lengthy distance to the nearest residences within the City of Rialto, further diminish the prospect of a convenient and efficient community use at this location.
Staff recommends that the Property be disposed of since it is no longer needed for a City purpose. The sale proceeds and property tax generated may ...
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