R115221
City Council Meeting: April 25, 2023 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11522 (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 BY THE CITY LOCATED AT 1444 7TH
STREET, 1654 19TH STREET AND EXPO KISS & RIDE LOT PARCELS (4290-011-
901 and 4290-011-902) IS SURPLUS LAND NOT NECESSARY FOR THE CITY’S
USE; 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 1444 7th Street (APN 4291-020-900) (“Former Fire
Station 1”), 1654 19th Street (APN 4290-026-009) (“City TV”) and Expo Lot Parcels
(4290-011-901 and 4290-011-902) as surplus lands, in the City of Santa Monica, and
described in Exhibit “A,” attached hereto and made a part of hereof (collectively, the
“City Owned Properties”); and
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, 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
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WHEREAS, the City Council desires to declare Former Fire Station 1, City TV
Building and the two remnant parcels at the Expo Kiss & Ride Lot are surplus lands
and not necessary for the City’s use; 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.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby declares that the Former Fire Station 1,
City TV Building and the two remnant parcels at the Expo Kiss & Ride Lot are surplus
lands and not necessary for the City’s use.
SECTION 3. 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 4. The City Manager or his or her designee is authorized to submit the
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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
conformance with state law and file a Notice of Exemption pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15062.
SECTION 5. The City Manager or 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 6. 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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DOUGLAS SLOAN
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT “A”
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
1444 7th Street (Former Fire Station 1); APN: 4290-020-900; Size: 0.34 acres
SANTA MONICA LOTS H AND LOT I BLK 168
1654 19th Street (City TV Building); APN 4290-026-009; Size 0.18 acres
LOT 9, BLOCK 12, ERKENBRECHER SYNDICATE SANTA MONICA TRACT
Expo Line Parking Lot Remnant Parcels
APN:4290-011-901; Size: 0.11 acres
1/2 VAC ALLEY ADJ ON NE AND POR OF LOT 8 M R 22-11 AND POR P. 3-30-31
APN:4290-011-902; Size: 0.12 acres
ELLIOTT"S ADDITION TO SANTA MONICA 1/2 VAC ALLEY ADJ ON SW AND LOT 9
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Adopted and approved this 25th day of April 2023.
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Gleam Davis, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11522 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 25th day of April 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre, Parra, Torosis, Zwick
Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Negrete
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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