Report to Carson Reclamation Authority
Monday, August 02, 2021
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CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 21-10-CRJPA, A RESOLUTION OF THE CARSON RECLAMATION AUTHORITY, TO DECLARE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 20400 SOUTH MAIN STREET IN THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA TO BE SURPLUS AND/OR EXEMPT UNDER THE SURPLUS LAND ACT
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I. SUMMARY
The Surplus Land Act ("Act") governs the disposition of land owned by a city or local agency (including the Carson Reclamation Authority ("CRA")), which is sought to be sold or leased when it is no longer necessary for the city's/agency's use. In 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 1486, which significantly expanded the procedural requirements under the Act which a local agency (such as the CRA) must adhere to prior to selling or leasing properties it owns to a private party. AB 1486 went into effect on January 1, 2020, and its penalty provisions for failures by any city/agency to comply with the new terms and procedural requirements under AB 1486 took effect until January 1, 2021.
AB 1486 requires that prior to any sale or lease of property owned by a local agency (or even entering into negotiations with a prospective transferee), the agency must formally declare land as either "surplus land" or "exempt surplus land" as supported by written findings pursuant to a Resolution approved by the local agency (i.e., the CRA Board) at a regular public meeting of the agency.
The CRA is preparing to negotiate the sale / disposition of Cell 1 (the "Property"), which constitutes an approximate 15 acre portion of the former Cal-Compact Landfill, located at 20400 South Main Street in the City of Carson (the "157 Acre Site") to certain private developers who have indicated interest in acquiring and developing the Property. Any such development must coordinate with the CRA for the completion of the remediation required under the 1995 Remedial Action Plan ("RAP") adopted by the California Department of Toxic Substances Co...
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