City Council

CC 12. Real Property Purchase and Sale Agreements Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize the City Manager, with the concurrence of the City Attorney, to negotiate, finalize and execute a purchase and sale agreement with each property owner to acquire the properties identified in this staff report. 2. Authorize the City Manager, with the concurrence of the City Attorney, to negotiate the purchase price of each parcel consistent with the appraised values set forth in this staff report, and the City Manager’s authority set forth in the Municipal Code. 3. Authorize the City Manager, with the concurrence of the City Attorney, to execute a purchase and sale agreement, grant deed and such other documents as may be necessary to transfer said properties to Antelope Valley Transit Authority in exchange for full reimbursement of the City’s costs. 4. Make findings that the transfer of these properties to Antelope Valley Transit Authority by the City is exempt from the Surplus Land Act pursuant to Government Code 54221(f)(1)(D), because the City is transferring the property to another public agency for that public agency’s use. 5. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. This item was previously brought before the City Council on June 28, 2022. Since then, the appraised value of each parcel listed below has changed to match the fair market value of today’s real estate market.