City Council

CC 6. Purchase and Sale Agreement with Quartz Hill Water District Recommendation(s): 1. Find the sale of property categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act and authorize staff to execute and file a Notice of Exemption. 2. Approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Quartz Hill Water District for Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 3110-040-909 and 3110-040-910, two contiguous parcels located in the Open Space zone. 3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to finalize, negotiate, and execute (i) a Purchase and Sale Agreement; and (ii) all documents necessary or appropriate to complete the transaction. 4. Make findings that the sale of property to Quartz Hill Water District is exempt from the Surplus Land Act pursuant to Government Code 54421 (f)(1)(D), because the City is transferring the property to another public agency for that public agency’s use. Quartz Hill Water District has a need to build critical infrastructure within the area to sustain its operations. The subject parcels would provide a suitable location for the needed infrastructure. The property contains an earthen drainage channel that provides stormwater management and flood control functions benefiting the surrounding properties and public infrastructure. Through this transaction, Quartz Hill Water District would assume full responsibility for the maintenance, operation, and repair of the drainage channel.