AgdaPkt 2014-03-24 Closed and Regular

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7.5.A. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager March 24, 2014 SUBJECT Surplus Land Determinations RECOMMENDATION Waive Second Reading and Adopt An Ordinance of the City of Redwood City Adding A New Article V to Chapter 2 (Administration) to the Municipal Code Relating To Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property. BACKGROUND During its meeting on March 10, the City Council introduced an ordinance relating to the disposition of surplus City property. (See 3/10/14 staff report) The ordinance provides the basis for determining what constitutes land that is no longer necessary for City use. The ordinance is presented at this meeting for waiver of second reading and adoption. ANALYSIS To dispose of City property, the City must first determine whether the property is surplus or not. If the land is surplus, then the City must follow the procedures set forth in State law as well the analysis required by Redwood City Charter Section 3 1/2 pursuant to which the City must determine whether the proposed disposition serves the "common benefit". If the land is not surplus, then the City must only make the analysis set forth in Redwood City Charter Section 3 1/2. The proposed ordinance provides the policy direction for determining what is and is not surplus. If the ordinance is adopted, "Surplus Land" would refer to real property and real property interests and mean any land that is not required to fulfill the mission of a City department, commission or agency with jurisdiction or control of such land or that is not required to fulfill the mission of another governmental agency pursuant to an inter- governmental transfer. If adopted, "Surplus Land" would exclude the following: 1. Land with an ongoing obligation to the City such as a parking covenant. 2. Land for which the City has a specific purpose even if it will not be used as a City facility.