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SR-901-003 , . . ftP/--Po3 6-X GS:SES:sm:srsale21 Council meeting: December 12, 1990 :---}t( ; (!,if\ c. J~ Santa Monica, California TO: city Council FROM: City staff SUBJECT: Recommendation to Approve Sale of Property on Olympic Boulevard at 21st street to the Adjacent Property Owner INTRODUCTION This report recommends the sale of 5,007 square feet of city property on the north side of Olympic Boulevard between 21st court and 21st street to the adjacent property owner. BACKGROUND Olympic Boulevard was a state Highway prior to 1965 and, as such, was designed and built with restricted access and frontage roads along much of the length of the highway in Santa Monica. These frontage roads were purchased in fee by the state and were turned over to the City when Olympic Boulevard was relinquished to the City in 1965. At 20th street, a section of the frontage road on the south side was sold to the adj acent owners in 1980 I and in 1988 another section was sold to the owner on the north side. The owner of the automotive repair shop located on the north side between 20th Court and 21st street now wishes to purchase the frontage road adjacent to his property and use it for customer parking. The - 1 - 6-X :0"") f J- ~ -'" i~ =- 'oJ _ .,::,I.i . . use will not be changed greatly from its present use except the property will be fenced and controlled by the auto repair shop owner if sold. staff recommends sale of the property and believes it should be sold only to the adjacent owner, at appraised investment value, for the following reasons: 1. City staff has evaluated this property and finds no current or potential future City use for the parcel; 2. Most of the property proposed for sale was originally a part of the auto repair shop property; 3. The frontage road is no longer needed # 4. If the property were sold to others, the auto repair property would not have access to a public street# and 5. The parcel is not usable for either park or school purposes. BUDGET/FINAN~IAL IMPACT There is no budget or financial impact at this time. When sold, an as yet undetermined amount of sale proceeds would be deposited in Gas Tax Fund revenue account no. 43-500-401-00000-0180-10000. RECOMMENDATION 1 . Approve, in concept, the sale of the property at appraised investment value: - 2 - .... . . 2. Authorize the Director of Community Development to obtain an appraisal upon deposit by the adjacent owner/ applicant of an amount to fully cover the cost of the appraisal; 3. Authorize the city Manager to offer the property for sale to appropriate public agencies as mandated by state law; 4. Following compliance with all state laws on disposition of public property, authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute appropriate documents to sell the property to the adjacent owner; and 5. Require, as a condition of sale, that the owner construct curb, gutter, 6 foot sidewalk, 4 foot high decorative block wall, and provide a landscaped strip 5 feet in width between the wall and the sidewall and install street trees and one street light. 6. Require as a condition of sale that a parcel map be created making one parcel out of the adjacent owner's parcel and the parcel to be sold by the city. Prepared by: Stanley E. Scholl, Director of General Services Peggy Curran, Director of community Development srsale21 - 3 - --