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Council introduces ordinance to set protocols for sale, lease or development of city land
Summary
Staff presented a summary of past public‑private agreements and the council introduced Ordinance No. 1473 to create standardized protocols for the vetting of proposed sale, lease or development of city‑owned lots, consistent with the Surplus Land Act; council adopted a CEQA common‑sense exemption and authorized non‑substantive cleanup.
The council heard a staff report summarizing historical public‑private agreements (disposition and development agreements, ground leases, parking access arrangements and other encumbrances) involving city property. Planning Manager Jose Mandavville described leases and DDAs dating back to the redevelopment era—examples included long‑term senior housing agreements, ground leases with affordability restrictions, negotiated parking lot access arrangements, and a Tesla agreement to install EV charging stalls (with a buyout schedule if the city terminates early).
Staff said the draft ordinance is intended to standardize protocols for vetting proposed sales, leases or development of city‑owned land and to ensure compliance with the Surplus Land Act (Gov. Code §§ 54220–54234). The ordinance does not itself approve any sale or disposition; staff recommended adoption of a CEQA common‑sense exemption (Guidelines §15061(b)(3)) because the ordinance establishes internal procedures rather than authorizing a particular development that would cause a physical change in the environment.
Council introduced Ordinance No. 1473, authorized the city attorney to clean up non‑substantive typos and return with final language, and adopted the CEQA common‑sense exemption. Staff said additional archival research will continue to identify any other past agreements not yet captured in the report, and they will return with updates.
Next steps: Staff will complete follow‑up research on historical agreements and return with the final ordinance language (including attorney cleanup) and any corrections to the compiled agreement list.
