HA Resolution 2022-001 Mannino Prop Acceptance from City RESOLUTION NO. HA 2022 - 001
A RESOLUTION OF THE LA QUINTA HOUSING
AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTY COMPRISED OF
APPROXIMATELY 15.14 ACRES, LOCATED ON
THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 111, WEST OF
DUNE PALMS ROAD (APN: 600-390-024) FROM
THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, AND TO PROCESS
DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE
CONVEYANCE
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, the City of La Quinta is a municipal corporation and charter
city under the Constitution of the State of California (“City”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section
34315, the Authority has the power, among other enumerated powers, to
purchase, lease, devise, sell, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, or dispose of
any real or personal property or any interest in it; and
WHEREAS, the City has been negotiating the acquisition of certain real
property from the Mannino Living Trust, comprised of approximately 15.14
acres, located on the north side of Highway 111, west of Dune Palms Road
(APN: 600-390-024) (“Property”) as described in the enclosed Exhibit A, using
Authority funds (Account No. 249 – Successor Agency 2011 Low/Mod Bond
Funds; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Property acquisition is for vacant land, and
while no project or development has been submitted for the Property, it is
anticipated that it may be developed as a mixed-use project with commercial
and residential components, which would include affordable housing, and a
connecting thoroughfare linking the Pavilion at La Quinta Shopping Center and
the La Quinta Valley Plaza Shopping Center, as well as a future connection for
the Regional CV Link project, helping to foster an active lifestyle; and
WHEREAS, this Property acquisition will further the City’s goals of
fostering mixed-use development, affordable housing, multi-modal
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Adopted: February 1, 2022
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transportation; will support the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)
mandate for the City; and potentially provide commercial opportunities for
businesses along the Highway 111 Corridor; and
WHEREAS, the La Quinta Housing Commission did consider the
proposed Property acquisition on January 26, 2022, and recommended that
the Authority approve a purchase and sale agreement between the City and
the Mannino Living Trust for the Property so that the Property may be used in
furtherance of the provision of affordable housing in the City; and
WHEREAS, at this time, the Property is anticipated to include affordable
housing, and therefore the Property will be purchased using Authority funds
(Account No. 249 – Successor Agency 2011 Low/Mod Bond Funds) in
furtherance thereof; provided, however, if the Property (or portion thereof) is
subsequently sold for a project or development that does not provide
affordable housing and appurtenant infrastructure improvements related
thereto, or if the Property (or portion thereof) is used for a project or
development that is not for affordable housing purposes and appurtenant
infrastructure improvements related thereto, then the City shall repay to the
Authority (Account No. 249 – Successor Agency 2011 Low/Mod Bond Funds)
the proportionate amount of the purchase price for the Property that is not
used for affordable housing purposes and appurtenant infrastructure
improvements related thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Authority desires to authorize the Executive Director to
accept ownership of the Property upon the acquisition by the City and
subsequent transfer of title of the Property to the Authority, and otherwise
authorize the Executive Director to process documents regarding this
conveyance as may be necessary or proper; 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, Section 15000 et
seq., hereafter the “State CEQA guidelines”), and the City’s environmental
guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Property acquisition and transfer is exempt
from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)
“Common Sense Exemption,” in that the Property is vacant land, and there is
no planned project or development that has been submitted for consideration
with the acquisition of the Property, as the City and Housing Authority are
acquiring the Property only for the potential of a future project that would
include the provision of affordable housing and otherwise be consistent with
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the City’s General Plan; as such, the acquisition of the Property, which will
remain vacant land upon the closing of escrow, will not have a significant
effect on the environment; 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 of the City of La Quinta, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The proposed Property acquisition and transfer is exempt
from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) “Common Sense
Exemption,” for the reasons recited above.
SECTION 3. The governing body of the Authority hereby authorizes the
Authority’s Executive Director to process documentation as may be necessary
or proper, transferring ownership of the Property as depicted in the enclosed
Exhibit A to this Resolution and incorporated herein by this reference, from
the City and accepting ownership by the Authority.
SECTION 3. The Executive Director, or designee, is hereby authorized
and directed to take such other and further actions, and execute such other
and further documents, as are necessary and proper in order to implement
this Resolution on behalf of the Authority.
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall take effect upon the date of its
adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta Housing Authority held on this 1st day of February, 2022, by the
following vote:
AYES: Authority Members Evans, Peña, Radi, Sanchez &
Chairperson Fitzpatrick
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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PROPERTYACQUISITIONAPN 600-390-024
January 2022
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EXHIBIT ARESOLUTION NO. HA 2022-001; ADOPTED: FEBRUARY 1, 2022