2018/10/23 City Council Resolution 2018-131 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-131
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO
SECURE CLEAR TITLE TO THE REMNANT PARCEL EAST OF ASSESSOR'S
PARCEL NUMBER 047-132-038 AND RELATED ACTIONS.
WHEREAS;the City is party to a 2001 Agreement("the Agreement) with Sonoma
County that outlines the City's obligations to mitigate encroachment into approximately 114
acres of the designated Community Separator by acquiring and protecting property east of
Petaluma Hill Road; and
WHEREAS, in 2016,through its Development Agreement with the University District
developers,the City acquired approximately 128 acres east of Petaluma Hill Road know as
Assessor's Parcel Number(APN) 047-132-038; and
WHEREAS, staff from the City and Sonoma County have been coordinating on the
details of satisfying the City's obligation under the Agreement; and
WHEREAS,this coordination and attendant title record and property research have
revealed a remnant parcel left from past conveyance of APN 047-132-038 through a deed which
the City understands places some uncertainty on the City's title rights; and
WHEREAS, said remnant parcel is a landlocked, irregularly shaped, 16-foot wide, one-
half acre parcel with no legal points of ingress or egress and of no practical value; and
WHEREAS,the City knows of three parties with potential interest in the remnant parcel
but there could be others; and
WHEREAS, the only practical path to clear the City's title is to negotiate with the known
parties and begin a quiet title action to allow other potentially interested parties to step forward;
and
WHEREAS,the recommended action is not an activity that constitutes a"project"per
California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) Statute and Guidelines Section 15378.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to take actions necessary to secure
clear title to the remnant parcel east of Assessor's Parcel Number 047-132-038, including
initiating and completing the quiet title action on the remnant parcel, accepting quitclaim deeds
conveying any potential rights or interest in the remnant parcel and executing documents
pertaining to same for and on behalf of the City of Rohnert Park.
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DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 23`d day of October, 2018.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Pam Stafford, Mayo
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