2022-47 RESOLUTION NU. 2022-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE FINDING THAT THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT
22582 CITY CENTER COURT, GRAND TERRACE, CA TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND THE
APPROVAL OF THE RELATED PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT IS
NOT SUBJECT TO CEQA; AND APPROVING THE CITY'S SALE THEREOF
AND THE RELATED PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, CONTINGENT
UPON A GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE FINDING PURSUANT 'TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65402 AND AN EXEMPT SURPLUS
DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO THE SURPLUS LAND ACT
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace ("City") owns the real property located at 22582
City Center Court in the City of Grand Terrace ("Property"); and
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino County Fire; Protection District, a public entity,
("District") provides fire protection services to the City and, in connection with the forgoing,
leases the Property for use as fire station providing fire protection services to the'City; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to sell the Property,to the District, and the District desires
to buy the Property from the City, so that the District may continue to utilize the Property as
a fire station as provided above; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an appraisal by Integra Realty Resources, the Property is
currently valued $1,300,000 as of April 2022; and
WHEREAS, therefore, the City and District desire to enter into that certain Agreement
For Purchase and Sale of Real Property .and Joint Escrow Instructions, which is attached
hereto as Exhibit A ("Agreement") such that City will sell the property to the District pursuant
to the terms contained in the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace, as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and are
incorporated into this Resolution by this reference.
Section 2. CEQA. The Property is being sold to the District for the continued and
existing use as a fire station. Therefore, there is no significant impact upon thei environment
as the use is not changing. Additionally, a mere transfer of title from one property owner to
another property owner is not a project under CEQA pursuant to CEQA Regulation 15378
as a mere change in property ownership does not affect the environment. In the[alternative,
this action is covered by the common sense exception pursuant to CEQA Regulation
15601(b)(3) stating that CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the
activity is not subject to CEQA. As stated before, the use of the Property will not change with
this sale and, therefore, this mere change in ownership will not have a potential for causing a
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significant effect on the environment. Based upon the forgoing, the City Council'finds that the
City's sale of the Property to the District and approval of the Agreement is not subject to and
is exempt from CEQA.
Section 3. Agreement. The City Council hereby approves the sale of the Property
to the District and, further, approves the Agreement in substantially the form a's ;provided in
Exhibit 'A," incorporated herein by this reference, ' provided that these approvals are
contingent upon the following:
A. The City's Planning Commission's/Site & Architectural Review Board's
finds that the sale of the Property, as provided in this Resolution, is consistent with the City's
General Plan pursuant to Government Code Section 65402 and,
B. The Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD")
determines that the sale thereof is exempt from the requirements of the Surplus Land Act
(commencing at Government Code Section 54220 et seq.) as applicable.
Section 4. Authority. The Mayor is authorized to execute the Agreement subject
to the City Attorney's approval as to form and subject to the General Plan Conformance
finding and Surplus Land Act exemption determination,as stated in Section 3.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall immediately Itak6 effect upon
passage.
PASSED, APPROVED and ORDERED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace, California at a regular meeting held on the 23rd day of August, 2022.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO F
Adrian R. Guerra
City Attorney
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Exhibit A
Form of Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property and l oint Escrow
Instructions
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
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I Debra L. Thomas, City Clerk of the CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2022-47
was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council, approved and signed by
the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk, at the regular meeting of said ;City Council
held on the 231d day of August 2022, and that the same was passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Allen, Wilson; Mayor Pro Tern Hussey; Mayor
McNaboe
NOES: None. 1
ABSENT: Council Member Robles
ABSTAIN: None.
Executed this 24th day of August 2022, at Grand Terrace, California.
keb)ra L. Thomas "
City Clerk
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