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Council directs staff to investigate surplus properties, strikes school parcel from list
Summary
Council asked staff to prepare factual reports for parcels on Exhibit A to determine if properties should be declared surplus under the California Surplus Land Act; the council agreed to remove a school lot from the list for further investigation and to return with staff reports on marketability and options (sale or lease).
City staff presented Exhibit A — a preliminary list of city-owned parcels — and sought council direction on whether to declare certain lots surplus under the California Surplus Land Act.
Council asked staff to remove one school lot from Exhibit A for further review; the council directed staff to prepare a factual basis report for each parcel proposed for surplus declaration so council can consider marketability, constraints tied to grant restrictions, and whether sale or lease is preferable. Council members raised concerns about the municipal parking lot (its role serving Main Street businesses and events), a dock that provides river access and may have long-term public-value implications, and the cost-benefit of pursuing appraisals or realtor input. Staff said the next step would be factual reports rather than immediate valuations or sale actions.
The council did not commit to selling any parcel; the direction was to investigate and return with staff reports (per-parcel factual basis) that could support future decisions to surplus or retain property.
