R113271
City Council Meeting: March 23, 2021 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11327 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING PURSUANT TO THE SURPLUS LAND ACT THAT
CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OWNED OR MASTER-LEASED BY THE CITY
LOCATED AT 1636 5TH STREET AND 1333 4TH STREET IS SURPLUS LAND NOT
NECESSARY FOR THE CITY’S USE, AND CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY
THE CITY LOCATED AT 1318-20 4TH STREET IS EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND NOT
NECESSARY FOR THE CITY’S USE AND PROPOSED FOR A 100% AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; FINDING THAT SUCH DECLARATION IS EXEMPT
FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT; AND TAKING RELATED ACTIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (“City”) is the owner in fee simple of that
certain real property located at 1636 5th Street (the “1636 5th Street Parcel”) and 1318-
20 4th Street (the “1318 4th Street Parcel”), in the City of Santa Monica, and described in
Exhibit “A,” attached hereto and made a part of hereof (“City Owned Property”); and
WHEREAS, the City is the master lessee of that certain real property owned in
fee simple by the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa
Monica located at 1333 4th Street (the “1333 4th Street Parcel”), in the City of Santa
Monica, and described in Exhibit “A;” and
WHEREAS, the 1333 4th Street Parcel is listed on a Long-Range Property
Management Plan ("LRPMP") that was approved by the California Department of
Finance in accordance with redevelopment dissolution statutes enacted in 2010 (Health
and Safety Code section 34179 et seq.); and
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WHEREAS, under the California Surplus Land Act (Government Code Sections
54220-54233) (the “SLA”), surplus land is land owned in fee simple by the City for which
the City Council takes formal action in a regular public meeting declaring the land is
surplus and not necessary for the City’s use; land must be declared either surplus land
or exempt surplus land; and
WHEREAS, under the SLA, surplus land includes land that has been designated
in the Successor Agency’s LRPMP, either for sale or for future development, as
specified; and
WHEREAS, under the SLA, land is necessary for the City’s use if the land is
being used, or is planned to be used pursuant to a written plan adopted by the City
Council, for City work or operations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to declare that the 1636 5th Street Parcel
and the City’s leasehold interest in the 1333 4th Street Parcel are surplus lands and not
necessary for the City’s use; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to declare that the 1318 4th Street Parcel is
exempt surplus land because it is not necessary for the City’s use and is proposed for a
100% affordable housing development that meets the criteria for exempt surplus land
under the SLA; and
WHEREAS, the accompanying staff report provides supporting information upon
which the declaration and findings set forth in this Resolution are based;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council hereby resolves as follows:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part
of this Resolution.
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SECTION 2. The City Council hereby declares that the 1636 5th Street Parcel
and the City’s leasehold interest in the 1333 4th Street Parcel are surplus lands and not
necessary for the City’s use.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby declares that the 1318 4th Street Parcel is
exempt surplus land because it is not necessary for the City’s use and is proposed for a
100% affordable housing development that meets the criteria of exempt surplus land
under the Surplus Lands Act (“SLA”).
SECTION 4. This Resolution has been reviewed with respect to the applicability
of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et
seq.) (“CEQA”). City staff has determined that the designation of this property as
surplus does not have the potential for creating a significant effect on the environment
and is therefore exempt from further review under CEQA pursuant to State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) because it is not a project as defined by the CEQA
Guidelines Section 15378. Adoption of the Resolution does not have the potential for
resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. If and when the property is
sold or leased to a purchaser and that purchaser proposes a use for the property that
requires a discretionary permit and CEQA review, that future use and project will be
analyzed at the appropriate time in accordance with CEQA.
SECTION 5. The City Manager or his or her designee is authorized to submit the
report of declared surplus land and exempt surplus land as part of the Annual Report to
the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in
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conformance with state law, and file a Notice of Exemption pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15062.
SECTION 6. The City Manager or his or her designee is hereby authorized to do
all things which are deemed necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this
Resolution, and any such actions previously taken are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Such actions include negotiating in good faith in accordance with the requirements of
the SLA with any of the authorized entities that submit a written notice of interest to
purchase or lease the property in compliance with the SLA.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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GEORGE S. CARDONA
Interim City Attorney
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EXHIBIT “A”
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
1636 5th Street (Apple Building); APN: 4290-011-906; Size in acres: 0.20
LOTS 20 AND 21 OF TRACT NO. 974, IN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 16, PAGE
192, OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.
EXCEPT THE REAR 10 FEET THEREOF CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
FOR PUBLIC ALLEY PURPOSES BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 4391, PAGE 16, OF
DEEDS.
1333 4th Street (Chase Bank); APN:4291-011-910; Size in acres: 0.46
LOTS "R" AND "S" AND THE SOUTHEASTERLY 35 FEET OF LOT "T", IN BLOCK 145
OF SANTA MONICA, IN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS PER MAP RECORDED .IN BOOK 39 PAGE (S) 45 ET SEQ.
AND IN BOOK 3 PAGES
80 AND 81 OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.
1318 & 1320 4th Street (Parking Structure No. 3); APN: 4291-012-900 & 901;
Size in acres: 0.528
Lots C, D, E and F, Block 146, of the Town of Santa Monica, in the City of Santa
Monica, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 3
Pages 80 and 81, and in Book 39 Page 45 et seq., of Miscellaneous Records, in the
Office of the County Recorder of said County.
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Adopted and approved this 23rd day of March 2021.
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Sue Himmelrich, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that Resolution No. 11327 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 23rd day of March 2021, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Davis, De la Torre, McKeown, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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