2017/06/27 City Council Resolution 2017-079RESOLUTION NO. 2017-079
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AFFIRMING COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE SURPLUS LAND ACT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park, is a municipal corporation
and general law city duly organized and existing under and pursuant to the Constitution and laws
of the State of California ("City"); and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco region has the highest housing costs in the United States;
WHEREAS, the Bay Area produced less than 30% of the need for low- and moderate -
income housing units from 2007-2014; and
WHEREAS, there are limited funding sources available to secure land for the
construction of low- and moderate -income housing; and
WHEREAS, public lands can play a critical role in increasing the supply of land for
affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the Surplus Land Act, Government Code Section 54220, et seq., provides
in part that prior to disposing of surplus land, a local agency, such as the City of Rohnert Park,
shall send a written offer to sell or lease the land to certain entities, including local agencies in
whose jurisdiction the property is located, and housing sponsors, as defined in Health and Safety
Code Section 50074, for the purpose of developing low and moderate income housing on such
property; and
WHEREAS, by providing such written offers, the City assists in making land available
for the construction of affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) adopted a resolution,
outlining the programming policy and project selection criteria for the One Bay Area Grant
Program (OBAG 2), including the requirement that a local agency that applies for grant funding
under the OBAG 2 program adopt a resolution demonstrating that it will comply with the
Surplus Land Act; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park is a general law city and complies with the general
laws of the State of California, including the Surplus Land Act; and
WHEREAS, the City is currently applying for a MTC OBAG 2 grant and in the future
may apply for additional OBAG program funds and wishes to certify that any disposition surplus
land undertaken by the City of Rohnert Park has and will continue to comply with the State
Surplus Land Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT
PARK RESOLVES that the City of Rohnert Park affirms that it complies and shall comply with
the terms of the California Surplus Land Act (California Government Code § 54220, et seq.), as
it now exists or as it may be amended in the future.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 27th day of June, 2017.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
ATTEST: Jake Mackenzie, May or
Caitlin Saldanha, Deputy City Clerk
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