Title
Staff Report for a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate the Sale of, and the Purchase and Sale Agreement for 2015 Laura Avenue (APN 077-0655-144-01)
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate the sale of the property located at 2015 Laura Avenue and to negotiate a purchase and sale agreement if an interested party comes forward with an acceptable offer.
BACKGROUND
The City acquired the property located at 2015 Laura Avenue in 2009 to accommodate the widening of Davis Street and to install a park on the remainder of the parcel. At the time, the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency, now the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC), planned for the installation of a southbound HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane on I-880. The reconstruction of the Davis Street overpass for this project would have required the widening of Davis Street to the north, impacting some of the Laura Avenue properties, including this property. In addition, there was a laundry business operating at 2015 Laura Avenue, which was an unlawful use of property under the zoning code. The City contacted the property owner who expressed an interest in removing the tenant from the site and selling the property to the City.
After the tenant relocated to another location in the city and the City successfully negotiated for the purchase of the property, the City acquired the site. In the months afterward, the Alameda CTC’s plans for the widening of Davis Street changed, moving the roadway south to the Caltrans right of way near Timothy Drive. The property along Laura Avenue was therefore no longer needed by the City for the widening of Davis Street. In addition, neighborhood meetings made it clear that the neighbors did not want a park in the area. Therefore, the City no longer has a use or need for this property.
Analysis
The City did not previously place the property for sale becaus...
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