DATE: September 13, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Robert W. Bash, Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Approve Surplus and Sale of County Property - Ventura and Tenth
Streets
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Adopt Resolution (4/5 vote) to declare as surplus the County-owned property, approximately 12.586 acres, located in the south west corner of Ventura and Tenth Streets, Fresno, CA commonly known as the former Juvenile Hall (APN's 470-054-04t, 14t, 16t, 9t, 10t, 11t, 12t, 13t; 470-124-07t, 09t; 470-021-01t; 470-133-01t) and declare the board's intention to sell the property at a minimum price of $2,100,000.
REPORT
Staff is returning with this item containing the necessary actions to effect the sale of the 10th Street property. Approval of the recommended action will declare the property as surplus and set a minimum sale price for the property to initiate the sale process. California Government Code sections 54220, et seq., require that certain qualified governmental agencies be given the first opportunity to purchase County surplus property for certain public purposes such as park and recreation or development of affordable housing. Such agencies must be given a written offer to sell the property in accordance with Government Code section 54222, after which they will have 60 days to notify the County of their intent to purchase the property. Thereafter, if the price and other terms of sale cannot be agreed upon after a 90 day good faith negotiation period with each responding agency; the property may be sold through the public bidding process.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
Do not sell the property and leave vacant the juvenile justice facilities with maintenance costs averaging $126,678 per year over the past six years ($122,229 for FY 2015-16).
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact would be determined by the ultimate final sale price. County costs associated with the sale of the property include the cost of a Preliminary...
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