TITLE
Recommendation to adopt resolution declaring The Long Beach Community Investment Company owned property located at 225-227 East 15th Street and 1510 Palmer Court (APN 7269-017-035,036,037) as “exempt surplus land” as defined in Government Code Section
54221(f)(1)(F); and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to take any actions and execute any documents necessary to ensure compliance with the Surplus Land Act and State regulations relating thereto. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach’s (City) wholly-owned non-profit public benefit organization, The Long Beach Community Investment Company (LBCIC), is currently fee owner of the property located at 225-227 E. 15th Street and 1510 Palmer Court, APN 7269-017-035,036,037 (Attachment A - Subject Property). The Subject Property is 13,068 square feet in size and consists of three adjacent, vacant parcels. The LBCIC purchased the parcels from the City in 2007 and 2009 for the future development of affordable housing. The City had previously acquired the parcels from the County of Los Angeles (County) through a Chapter 8 agreement for the purchase of tax-defaulted properties. The County provided an opportunity for the City to purchase properties at the cost of the unpaid taxes and administrative and processing costs.
The California Surplus Land Act (SLA), as codified in Government Code Section 54220 et seq., requires all agencies to prioritize affordable housing as well as parks and open space when disposing of surplus land. Surplus land is land owned by a local agency that is determined to be no longer necessary for the agency’s use. Recent changes to the SLA, through Assembly Bill 2135 (AB 2135), (i) revises procedures for disposition by sale or lease of surplus land by local agencies, (ii) extends the good faith negotiation period with potential affordable housing developers to ninety (90) days, (iii) deepens affordability requirements where an affordable housing project is developed on the site, an...
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