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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF FUTURE COMPDocusign Envelope ID: ECC776D0-50E5-49AD-B095-50BB8D28F930 MEETING DATE TO FROM Agenda Item AGENDA REPORT Reviewed: City Manager Finance Director FEBRUARY 4, 2025 HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL ALDO E. SCHINDLER, CITY MANAGER E Initial ass N/A SUBJECT: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF FUTURE COMPETITIVE OFFERINGS FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CITY - OWNED REAL PROPERTY SUMMARY: Resolution 25-10 will establish a policy requiring City Council consideration and approval of future competitive offerings for the disposition of City -owned real property. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council take the following action: 1. Adopt Resolution 25-10: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A POLICY REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF FUTURE COMPETITIVE OFFERINGS FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CITY -OWNED REAL PROPERTY. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN: Adoption of Resolution 25-10 enhances City Council and public participation in fulfillment of the City's Strategic Plan Goal A: Economic and Neighborhood Development. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION: The City of Tustin (City) owns certain real property throughout the City that may be considered for disposition through a competitive offering process to support various economic development, housing, infrastructure and fiscal sustainability related goals and objectives. To that end, the City Council desires to provide advance input on key elements of competitive City -owned real property offerings including but not limited to location, size, Docusign Envelope ID: ECC776D0-50E5-49AD-B095-50BB8D28F930 City Council Agenda Report Policy Requiring City Council Approval of Future Offerings February 4, 2025 Page 2 land use, product types, density and compliance with the State of California Surplus Land Act and/or other applicable legal requirements. Resolution 25-10 would establish a policy requiring City Council consideration and approval prior to the release of any future competitive offerings for the disposition of City -owned real property ("Policy"). The objective of this Policy is to provide the City Council with the opportunity to review and provide advance input, confirm alignment with City goals, policies, and community priorities, and promote transparency, public participation, and accountability. The proposed Policy would become effective on the date of approval of this Resolution and would not apply to negotiations that are currently underway, nor does it preclude the City from considering unsolicited offers, from approving licenses for the use of City -owned real property, from renewing existing leases or licenses in accordance with those agreements. DocuSignedd by: �ZLGO� YJ NicbfeISWV&rd6. Assistant City Manager Attachments: 1. Resolution 25-10 I;Signed by: . :At' t (Vl Bria h-fAM6IfW74F8.- Deputy City Manager — Real Property Docusign Envelope ID: ECC776D0-50E5-49AD-B095-50BB8D28F930 RESOLUTION NO. 25-10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A POLICY REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF FUTURE COMPETITIVE OFFERINGS FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CITY - OWNED REAL PROPERTY. WHEREAS, the City of Tustin (City) owns certain real property that may be considered for disposition through a competitive offering process to support various economic development, housing, infrastructure and fiscal sustainability related goals and objectives; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide advance input on key elements of competitive City -owned real property offerings including but not limited to location, size, land use, product types, density and compliance with the State of California Surplus Land Act and/or other applicable legal requirements; and WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to formalize a policy to ensure that City Council approval is secured prior to the release of any competitive offering for the disposition of City - owned real property; and WHEREAS, the objective of this policy is to also provide the City Council with the opportunity to review and provide advance input, confirm alignment with City goals, policies, and community priorities, and promote transparency, public participation, and accountability. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, THAT: 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated and adopted as the findings of the City Council; and 2. Effective on the date of approval of this Resolution, the City Council shall consider and approve the release of any future competitive offerings for the disposition of City -owned real property; and 3. This policy would not apply to negotiations that are currently underway, nor does it preclude the City from considering unsolicited offers, from approving licenses for the use of City -owned real property, or from renewing existing leases or licenses in accordance with those agreements; and 4. The consideration of and on what terms to release a competitive offering does not commit the City to authorize or advance the disposition of a City -owned real property, will not result in a direct or indirect physical change to the environment, and does not constitute an "approval" of a "project' pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15004 and 15352. PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin at a regular meeting on the 411 day of February, 2025. Docusign Envelope ID: ECC776D0-50E5-49AD-B095-50BB8D28F930 AUSTIN LUMBARD, Mayor ATTEST: ERICA N. YASUDA, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: DocuSigned by: D !BcE361KENDIG, City Attorney