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Recommendation to declare City-owned property at 652 ½ Alamitos Avenue, Assessor Parcel Number 7266-006-900 (Subject Property), as surplus; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary, including a Purchase and Sale Agreement, with the Robert Gumbiner Foundation, a California nonprofit corporation, for the sale of the Subject Property, in the amount of $27,500; and
Accept Categorical Exemption CE-19-221. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City) currently owns a vacant 3,150-square-foot parcel at 652 ½ Alamitos Avenue (Subject Property) (Attachment A). Formerly owned by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Long Beach (Agency), the Subject Property was included in the Successor Agency’s Long Range Property Management Plan (LRPMP), which was approved by the State of California Department of Finance (DOF) on March 10, 2015 and amended on June 24, 2015. The Subject Property has been categorized with a permissible use of “Government Use” as the Subject Property was originally purchased by the Agency for traffic improvements including a sidewalk with access ramp compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. It also facilitated a northbound right-turn at the traffic signal and a bus stop. The Subject Property is now effectively a remnant parcel and is not reasonably capable of independent development.
The adjacent property owner, the Robert Gumbiner Foundation (Foundation), has expressed interest in purchasing the Subject Property to install a monument sign welcoming visitors to the Museum of Latin American Art (Museum), which is located adjacent to the Subject Property. The sale of the Subject Property to the Foundation would allow the Museum to maintain a presence on the corner of 7th Street and Alamitos Avenue, as well as remove the Subject Property from the City’s liability and allow the parcel to be placed back onto the property tax rolls.
The sale of the Subject Property is exempt from Govern...
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