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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 032-2025RESOLUTION NO. ®3 2 0 2 Q 2 5 RESOLUTION DECLARING REAL PROPERTY EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND AND SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY WHEREAS, on April 24,. 2024, the City of Bakersfield ("City") acquired certain real _property known as the Ramkabir Motel, located at 901 Union Avenue (APN 009-502-10), as more particularly identified on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof ("Property") for the purpose of developing affordable housing; and WHEREAS, the Surplus Land Act, Government Code sections 54220 et seq. ("Act") applies when a local agency disposes of "surplus land," as that term is defined in Government Code section 54221; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 54221(f) (1) (A), the Act also exempts certain surplus land from its requirements, including, land that is transferred pursuant to Government Code Section 37364 qualifies as "exempt surplus land"; and WHEREAS, for the purposes of Government Code Section 54221(f) (2), the Property is not: (i) within a coastal zone, (ii) adjacent to a historical unit of the State Parks System; (iii) listed on, or determined by the State Office of Historic :,reservation to, be eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places; or (iv) within the Lake. -Tahoe region as defined by Government Code Section 66905.5; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 37364 authorizes cities to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of real property to provide housing affordable to persons and families of low -or moderate -income provided that (i) at least 80% of the area of the property will be used for development of housing, and (ii) at least 40% of the housing units developed on the property will be affordable to households whose income is not greater than 60% AMI (75% of the upper limit for "lower income households"), of whiel at least one-half will be affordable to households of very low-income (50%_AMI); and WHEREAS, City will jointly apply w;h_Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) for an award of funding for the �Iomekey+ Program under the California Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD"), established pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 50675.1.3 et seq. (the PAGE - 1 0� N1(g. 011 ORIGINAL!,-, "Homekey+ Program") providing Permanent Supportive Housing to extremely low-income individuals (30% AMI); and WHEREAS, if awarded the Homekey+ Program funding, the City desires to transfer the Property for its rehabilitation and operation as provided herein and therefore such property qualifies as exempt surplus land. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: 1. The City Council adopts the recitals set forth above as findings of fact. 2. The City Council has determined, and hereby affirms that the Property will be used to provide housing affordable to persons and families of extremely low income, that this use is in the City's best interests, and that the rehabilitation and operation of the Property will satisfy the requirements of Government Code Section- 37364. 3. The City Council further makes the following findings, pursuant to Government Code Section 37364 that the Property shall be developed: a. Consistent with the requirements that not less than 80% of the Property will be developed for housing. b. Consistent with the requirements for affordability, with the exception of the manager's unit, all of the residential units in the Project will be affordable to households whose incomes are not greater than 30% of area median income. 4. Based upon the foregoing, the City Council hereby determines and declares the Property to be exempt surplus land under Government Code Section 54221(f) (1) (A) as property to be transferred pursuant to Government Code Section 37364. PAGE-2 r m 'oRIGINAL� 5. If City does not receive Homekey+ Program funding, this Resolution is hereby null and void. HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted, by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on APR 0 9 2025 by the following vote: YE NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: APPROVED: V COUNCILMEMBER ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER APR 0 g 2025 By-��4"o 0/ KAREN GOH Mayor APPROVE AS TO FORM: By qua VI INIA ENNARO City Attorney VG/blf Attachments: Exhibit "A" 5:\EconomicBCommunityDevelop\Resos\24-25\RamkabirSurplus.Reso.doc V ✓ ✓ KOMAN, BASHIRTASH, KAUR IAA�' &w4k4• J LIE DRIMAKIS, MMC CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO CLERK of the Council of the City of Bakersfield aAf� PAGE - 3 m O®RIG�INALo Exhibit "A" Legal Description & Assessor Parcel Map THE LAND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF KERN, CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL 1: LOTS 3, 4, 5, 6 AND 7 IN BLOCK 1 OF CALIFORNIA AVENUE PARK TRACT NO. 2, IN THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, COUNTY OF KERN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED MARCH 30, 1925 IN BOOK 3, PAGE 115 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. PARCEL 2: AN EASEMENT FOR THE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND SHEDS HOUSING SAME OVER THE NORTH 30 FEET OF THE EAST 30 FEET OF LOT,14 IN BLOCK 1 OF CALIFORNIA AVENUE PARK, TRACT NO. 2, AS PER MAP RECORDED MARCH 30, 1925 IN BOOK 3, PAGE 115 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY AP N: 009-502-10-00-1 9-50 CALIFORNIA AVE. PARK TRACT NO. 2 sl I I /0 TH ST. I I 1 I 0 Q 0 (D OW! �y I O 18 I7 16 1$ !d 7 1.0 26 © ?�JI lJ $ as az I I I 1 00 I p6 U I$ /4 8O /J - J /fi � I � SCHOOL GIST. /—/ 9-50 /-407 /-30 ._..role. Si C/...I -. J �1 Q h n ap /z s a 48 47 Hav¢e11: OS'05.'2027 we.: !w. w a,. 0.,. 11N.r pM. . ias AM1gtq AAn M n1� Y a�aW�41M Iw a A-1 ST. y ASSESSORS MAP NO-9=5.4-..- COUNTY OF KERN OR(GINAL,Q