File #: 21-177    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
File created: 2/18/2021 In control: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
On agenda: 3/15/2021 Final action: 3/15/2021
Title: SUBJECT: Adoption of Resolution of the Housing Successor Agency to the Merced Redevelopment Agency Declaring Certain Properties as Exempt Surplus Land and Providing Direction Pursuant to the Surplus Land Act for the Disposition of Housing Successor Agency Properties REPORT IN BRIEF This Resolution declares certain properties as exempt surplus land and provides direction pursuant to the Surplus Land Act for the disposition of Housing Successor Agency properties. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2021-17, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, acting as the Housing Successor Agency to the Merced Redevelopment Agency, declaring certain properties as exempt surplus land and directing the City Manager to follow the procedures set forth in the Surplus Lands Act for the disposition of Housing Successor properties.
Attachments: 1. Resolution 2021-17, 2. RFP Affordable Housing Development Opportunities

Report Prepared by: Scott McBride, Development Services Director

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SUBJECT: Adoption of Resolution of the Housing Successor Agency to the Merced Redevelopment Agency Declaring Certain Properties as Exempt Surplus Land and Providing Direction Pursuant to the Surplus Land Act for the Disposition of Housing Successor Agency Properties

REPORT IN BRIEF
This Resolution declares certain properties as exempt surplus land and provides direction pursuant to the Surplus Land Act for the disposition of Housing Successor Agency properties.

RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2021-17, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, acting as the Housing Successor Agency to the Merced Redevelopment Agency, declaring certain properties as exempt surplus land and directing the City Manager to follow the procedures set forth in the Surplus Lands Act for the disposition of Housing Successor properties.

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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to conditions as specified by the City Council; or,
3. Deny the request; or,
4. Refer back to staff for reconsideration of specific items as requested by the City Council; or,
5. Defer action until a specified date.

AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200. The City of Merced chose to be the Housing Successor Agency to the former Merced Redevelopment Agency following its dissolution in 2012.

CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
FY 2019/2020 Priority of Affordable Housing and Homelessness

DISCUSSION
Background

The City of Merced ("City") is the Housing Successor Agency ("Housing Successor") to the former Merced Redevelopment Agency ("Agency"). After the dissolution of redevelopment in 2012, ten parcels of vacant land were transferred to the Housing Successor ("Properties"). The Properties are scattered throughout the City, with nine sites near Downtown Merced and one near the airport. Exhibit 1 presents a map of the Properties and Ta...

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