REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Per City Council Policy 042: Reconsideration of Council Action-Reconsideration of Council action taken March 7, 2023 regarding a Resolution Declaring City-Owned Property Located at 2319 Gianera Street as Surplus Land as Required by State Law [APNs: 104-05-052] (Deferred from April 4, 2023)
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara owns a single-family home located at 2319 Gianera Street (Property). The City purchased the property on October 14, 1983 for $155,000 from the General Fund (Attachment 1). On the same Agenda, the Council also approved the authorization to prepare legal notices for the lease of the property at a minimum rate of $800 per month. It is assumed the property was likely leased between 1983 and 1998, however staff was not able to locate those records.
In 1998, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clara approved $25,000 in Affordable Housing Funds for the rehabilitation of the property. Later in 1998, a Master Lease Agreement (Attachment 2) was approved between the Redevelopment Agency and Project Match to be used as shared housing for low-income seniors. The property was last used as affordable housing around 2012-2014. It is staff's understanding that Project Match cited difficulties in managing a single, and there were not enough economies of scale. The City did not have capacity to manage it as a rental unit, and it has been vacant since that time.
A description of the property is provided below:
* Single Family Home
* Gross Building Area - 1,140 SF
* Lot size - 12,478 SF
* Built in the 1960's
* Current Appraisal - $1.59 million
The appraisal (Attachment 3) provides pictures of the current condition of the property.
While there have not been day-to-day operational needs to maintain the property, it is maintained on an as needed basis. As an example, previously landscaping, weed management, tree trimmi...
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