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C. 64

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	March 26, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Sale of Real Property located at 4006 Macdonald Avenue in Richmond and Nearby Unimproved Real Property to RYSE, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/26/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:

Angela Bell, (925) 957-2451

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 26, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

DECLARE the real property located in Richmond consisting of (i) an approximately 2,500 square foot parcel of real property located at 4006 MacDonald Avenue (Parcel 1), and (ii) an approximately 5,000 square foot parcel of real property in the vicinity of Parcel 1, fronting the south side of MacDonald Avenue, between 39^th Street and 40^th Street (Parcel 2) (together, the Property) to be surplus and no longer necessary for the present or future needs of the County;


APPROVE the sale of (i) Parcel 1 for $365,000 and (ii) Parcel 2 for $60,000 to RYSE, Inc., a California non-profit corporation (RYSE) in accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement, as permitted by Government Code Section 26227;

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute the Purchase and Sales Agreement; and all ancillary documents necessary to implement the transfer of the Property, on behalf of the County;

ALLOCATE $42,500 from the Livable Communities Trust (District I portion) to the County’s General Fund account for the purchase of Parcel 2 by RYSE, as recommended by Supervisor Gioia and as permitted by Government Code Section 26627;

DETERMINE that the activity is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.

AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, or designee, to execute a Grant Deed on behalf of the County to transfer the Property to RYSE;

DIRECT the Director of the Conservation and Development Department (DCD) to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk;

AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing, and a $25 fee to DCD for processing the Notice of Exemption.

AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller’s Office to transfer $42,500 from the Livable Communities Trust Fund to the County’s General Fund account;

DIRECT the Real Estate Division of the Public Works Department to cause the Grant Deed to be recorded on behalf of RYSE in the office of the Clerk-Recorder.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The General Fund, Org 4303, will receive 100% of the $425,000 sale proceeds. Of this amount, $42,500 will be transferred from the District I portion of the Livable Communities Trust Fund for the purchase of Parcel 2.

BACKGROUND:

The County acquired Parcel 1 in 1997. The property is improved with a one-story structure containing approximately 1,620 square feet on a lot that is approximately 2,500 square feet in size. In 2000, the County leased Parcel 1 to Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, a California Corporation. In 2014, Contra Costa Senior Legal Services terminated its tenancy. Since that time, the Contra Costa County Employment & Human Services-Aging Adult Services (EHSD) has occupied the building. EHSD vacated the building in March 2019.

The County acquired Parcel 2 in 1976. Parcel 2 is unimproved land that is in the vicinity of Parcel 1. Parcel 2, which is approximately 5,000 square feet and 50 feet wide, has been used for parking purposes for staff at 4006 MacDonald Avenue.

RYSE has offered to pay $425,000 for the Property, which the Real Estate Division of the Public Works Department estimates is its fair market value. Following the acquisition of the Property, RYSE intends to house RYSE’s administrative activities and possibly some of RYSE’s existing programs and services as well as expand their facility parking.

The Livable Communities Trust Fund (Fund) is a Special Revenue Mitigation Fund established by the Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2005, following the approval of the Camino Tassajara Combined General Plan Amendment Project, also known as the Alamo Creek and Intervening Property residential project, to implement a condition of approval. The residential developers pay a fee of $8,000 per unit (excluding affordable housing portion of the projects) into the Fund. The Department of Conservation and Development administers the Fund. Upon completion of the build-out of the development project contributing to the fund revenue balance, deposits in to the Fund will total $8,448,000. As of February 22, 2019, the account has collected $8,096,000 in fees and $611,520.50 in accrued interest with $6,006,045.90 remaining in uncommitted funds. There have been $994,171.69 in expenditures. The project and previously approved Fund expenditures are shown in the “Livable Communities Trust Fund” attachment. The Fund was established to implement the County’s Smart Growth Action Plan. The acquisition of the property by RYSE supports goal four of the Smart Growth Action Plan to promote economic revitalization in urban infill communities.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the conveyance of the Property in accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the allocation of Livable Communities Trust Funds monies are not approved, RYSE, Inc., will not be able to house their administrative activities, programs or services at 4006 MacDonald Ave. or expand their facility parking to include Unimproved land in the vicinity of 4006 MacDonald Ave.