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6.C. - Page 3 of 31 B. City Charter: The City may acquire property (within or outside its corporate limits) for any purpose except as prohibited by the State constitution or restricted by the City Charter. (Section 3 (POWER).) C. The City of Redwood City Real Property Acquisition and Disposal Policy (the "Policy") ■ The guidelines in the Policy apply to acquisition of property whether leased or purchased with City funds or acquired via grants, donations, gifts, dedications via the development review process or property exchanges. ■ Acquisition recommendations proposed to be fully or partially funded from grants, donations, gifts, dedications or exchanges should follow, at a minimum, the same guidelines as acquisitions financed from City funds. (Section II(B)(2).) ■ Furthermore, for donations of property, the City should evaluate short and long-term maintenance and operating costs, as well as any one-time costs that might be necessary to rehabilitate properties for public use or meet building code requirements, including ADA accessibility requirements. (Section II(B)(2).) Staff has also been working with the Casey family and completing the necessary steps to acquire the parcels by the City, including: (1) Preliminary Site Identification and Investigation of Value. (2) Informal City Council Approval (through Closed Session). (3) Appraisal provided by the Property Owner. (4) Negotiations and Agreement with Property Owner. (5) Environmental Review. (6) Preliminary Engineering Work to confirm parcel sizes. ascertain the property interest(s) to be acquired (fee, easement, lease, etc.), and provide the necessary description(s). (7) Preliminary Title Report. (8) Assessment of Hazardous Materials. The next steps for acquisition includes formal City Council approval of the Donation Agreement, completion of Escrow, Title, Certificate of Acceptance, Record Grant Deed; and, if Escrow closes, the property is then added into the inventory of City -owned parcels and is included in City's pooled -risk program. FISCAL IMPACT Though the properties are being donated, with the value of approximately $2, 630,000, the City will incur additional maintenance costs that includes pathway improvements and fire mitigation. The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department has consistent fire mitigation plans and procedures in place for higher fire risk parks and open space, such as Easter Bowl, Stulsaft Park, and Garrett Park. With the 9 parcels adjacent to Garrett Park, staff will expand on the fire mitigation efforts from the existing work at Garrett Park, including use of goats and sheep, and the removal of dead/dying vegetation that is prevalent in this area. Staff estimates that an annual cost of $8,000 to $10,000 in expanded fire mitigation efforts in this area will provide extra protection from risk to neighbors in the area. Page 3 of 4 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 64