HA Resolution 2022-004 Prop. Disposition - 52155 Villa (Avenida) to Coronel HD - Did Not Sell
RESOLUTION NO. HA 2022 – 004
A RESOLUTION OF THE LA QUINTA HOUSING
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR
PURCHASE AND SALE AND ESCROW
INSTRUCTIONS BETWEEN THE LA QUINTA
HOUSING AUTHORITY AND CORONEL HOMES &
DESIGN INC, FOR CERTAIN VACANT PROPERTY
IDENTIFIED AS ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER
773-233-019
WHEREAS, Coronel Homes & Design Inc., (“Buyer”) intends to
purchase a vacant parcel identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number 773-233-019
(“Property”), and will maintain the Property in its “As-is” condition and agree
to maintain the Property to City Municipal Code standards; and
WHEREAS, the La Quinta Housing Authority (the “Authority”) is a public
body, corporate and politic, organized and existing under the California
Housing Authorities Law (California Health and Safety Code Section 34200 et
seq.); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section
34315, the Authority has the power to sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign,
pledge, or dispose of any real or personal property or any interest in it; and
WHEREAS, the Authority determined through HA Resolution No. 2017–
005 and at a special meeting on July 2, 2019 to sell the vacant parcels for
market-rate housing and deposit the sale proceeds into the Low- and
Moderate- Income Housing Fund; and
WHEREAS, there is an appraisal of the current fair market value of
comparable properties indicating that the negotiated purchase price reflects
the current fair market value thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Property may be disposed in compliance with the
Surplus Land Act (Gov. Code, § 54220 et seq.) because the Property is less
than 5,000 square feet in area, is not contiguous to land owned by a state or
local agency that is used for open-space or low- and moderate-income housing
purposes, and is therefore “exempt surplus land”; and
WHEREAS, even if the Property were not exempt surplus land, a written
notice of availability seeking offers for sale or lease of the Property for the
Resolution No. HA 2022-004
Agreement for Purchase and Sale and Escrow Instructions – Coronel Home & Design
Adopted: July 19, 2022
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purpose of developing low- or moderate-income housing had been sent to
local public agencies as identified in the Act, and no response was received or
recorded; and
WHEREAS, the Authority now desires to authorize the Executive
Director to authorize disposition of the Property for $115,000; and
WHEREAS, the purchase and sale of the Property is subject to a
Purchase and Sale Agreement, attached to the staff report for this Resolution,
and on file with the City Clerk’s Office, and incorporated herein by reference;
and
WHEREAS, this Resolution has been reviewed with respect to
applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), the State
CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15000 et
seq., hereafter the “State CEQA Guidelines”), and the City’s environmental
guidelines; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15301 of the State CEQA Guidelines,
the transfer of the Property is exempt from environmental review under CEQA
because the transfer will result in a continuation of the existing use for
development of single-family homes and is therefore exempt from
environmental review; and
WHEREAS, all of the prerequisites with respect to the approval of this
Resolution have been met.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the La Quinta Housing
Authority, as follows:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The Authority hereby approves the Purchase and Sale
Agreement, attached to the staff report for this Resolution and on file with the
City Clerk’s Office. The Authority consents to the Authority’s Executive
Director and Authority’s Legal Counsel making any final modifications to the
Agreement that are consistent with the substantive terms of the Agreement
approved hereby, and to thereafter sign the Agreement and transfer the
property pursuant to a Grant Deed on behalf of the Authority.
SECTION 3. The Authority’s Executive Director is authorized to
effectuate the conveyances described in Section 2, at such time as the
conveyances is effectuated, and to take such other and further actions, and