County of Riverside, Authorization to Sell Real Property Located in the City of Hemet

Assembly Bill x1 26 enacted in June 2011, (as amended by Assembly Bill 1484 in June 2012), (collectively the Dissolution Act), charges the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency for the County of Riverside (Successor Agency), with winding down the affairs of the former Redevelopment Agency for the County of Riverside (RDA). Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34191.5, added by the Dissolution Act, the Successor Agency prepared an Amended Long Range Property Management Plan (LRPMP) which identified all real property assets owned by the former RDA and recommended appropriate disposition strategies for each identified parcel. The LRPMP includes property profiles, a description of each property’s potential use, and an explanation of the benefit of the proposed disposition strategy to the surrounding community. The LRPMP was approved by the California Department of Finance (DOF) on December 18, 2015. The LRPMP contemplates the sale of that certain real property consisting of approximately, 2.56 acres, located alongside Stetson and Cawston Ave, Hemet, California, identified by Assessor Parcel Number 456-020-010 (Property). In the LRPMP, the Property is designated for sale. On June 14, 2022, the Board of Supervisors declared the Property surplus land by Successor Agency Resolution No. 2022-01. The Successor Agency provided notices of availability of the Property as required by the Surplus Land Act (SLA), California Government Code Section 54220 et seq. and the SLA Guidelines. On July 8, 2022, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) determined that the Successor Agency has met all the requirements of the SLA for purposes of disposing of the Property and confirmed the Successor Agency’s permission to proceed with the sale of the Property. HCD sent an updated letter on December 28, 2022, acknowledging the Successor Agency’s compliance with the SLA, which is attached hereto for reference. The Successor Agency received an offer from City of Hemet, a California municipal corporation. The Successor Agency recommends acceptance of the offer from City of Hemet, a California municipal corporation in the amount of $140,000. The proposed project is the sale of real property that has been previously disturbed and landscaped, is currently undeveloped, and receives ongoing maintenance. No development is contemplated at this time, and it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question will have a significant impact on the environment; the conveyance is merely a transfer in title to the real property. The Property does not have significant value for wildlife habitat or other environmental purposes, and is of such size, shape, or inaccessibility that it is incapable of independent development or use; it will not require any construction activities, and will not lead to any direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical environmental impacts. The conveyance of property to the Buyer is identified as the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project is limited to the sale of property and does not allow for any construction activity, change in use, or any other condition that may lead to a direct or indirect physical environmental impact at this time. Any future activity or project at the location would require additional CEQA review for any changes to the property.