City Council

A. Adoption of Resolution and Approval of Release of Request for Proposals for City-Owned Sites\nDesignated for Affordable Housing Development in the City's 6th Cycle Housing Element and\nDeclaration of Sites as "Exempt Surplus Land" in Accordance with the Surplus Land Act\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Declare City-owned properties located at Bergamot Station Arts Center located at\n2500 Olympic (APNs 4268-013-919 and 4268-014-900) as “surplus land” within the\nmeaning of the Surplus Land Act (Government Code sections 54220 et. seq.)(“SLA”),\nadopt a resolution declaring the Bergamot Station Arts Center as surplus land,\nauthorize the City Manager or his or her designee to advance the Notice/Request for\nProposal (RFP) by June 30, 2025 and take implementing actions necessary to\ncomply with the SLA and the City’s Housing Element.\n2. Declare two City-owned properties located at 1333 4th Street (APNs 4291-011- 909\nand 4291-011-910) and 1324 5th Street (APNs 4291-011-900, 4291-011-901, 4291-\n011-902, 4291-011-903, 4291-011-904, 4291-011-905 and 4291-011-908) as “surplus\nland” within the meaning of the SLA, adopt a resolution declaring the 4th/5th and\nArizona as surplus land, authorize the City Manager or his or her designee to\nadvance the Notice/Request for Proposal (RFP) by June 30, 2027 and take\nimplementing actions necessary to comply with the SLA and the City’s Housing\nElement.\n3. Declare City-owned property at 1234 4th Street (currently operated as a public parking\nstructure, Parking Structure 1,(PS1) as “exempt surplus land” within the meaning of the\nSLA; authorize staff to begin the process of obtaining necessary permits, including a\nCoastal Development Permit, for demolition of PS1 if demolition is approved by the\nCalifornia Coastal Commission, authorize staff to proceed with developing bidding\ndocuments for the demolition to prepare the site for a future 100% affordable housing\ndevelopment.\n4. Adopt the findings stated in the Environmental Review section of this staff report,\nincluding, without limitation, a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section\n15312 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, a finding of no\npossibility of significant effect on the environment pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)\n(Common Sense Exemption), and a finding that the development of affordable\nhousing on City-owned property was previously analyzed in the 6th Cycle Housing\nElement Environmental Impact Report.\na. Fact Sheets on City-Owned Sites\nb. Seismic Retrofit Ordinance\nc. Parking Structure 1 Supply and Demand Report\nd. Staff Report - Award Bid #2610 for the Demolition of Parking Structure #3\ne. Downtown Parking Improvement Program NOD\nf. Resolution - Updating Seismic Retrofit Standards and Tenant Protection Laws\ng. SLA Resolution