Memorandum
Date: March 16, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: 9:15 A.M. - PUBLIC HEARING - Consideration of Resolution Declaring County-Owned Real Property as Surplus and Proposed Real Property Exchange
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
On January 15, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-06-19 directing the Department of General Services (DGS) to collaborate with the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) to identify and prioritize excess state-owned property for sustainable, innovative and cost-effective housing developments to address California's shortage of affordable housing. As part of this initiative, the Lakeport Armory property located at 1431 Hoyt Avenue, Lakeport CA was identified as excess state-owned property.
Beginning in 2020, California State Senator Mike McGuire, County of Lake, City of Clearlake, and various State of California agencies began discussions exploring the opportunity of a land swap involving the state-owned Lakeport Armory and the county-owned vacant property located at 15837 18th Avenue, Clearlake, CA. This land exchange would provide an opportunity to build at least 50% of the housing units as deed restricted affordable units located within the City of Clearlake and would allow the relocation of the Sheriff's Office to the Lakeport Armory to help address the their space needs.
In preparation for these projects, action is needed to declare the 15.5 acre county-owned vacant real property (APN 010-043-01) located in the City Clearlake as surplus and authorize the exchange and disposition of said property for the benefit of the public. Government Code 25365 allows your Board to grant, convey, quitclaim, assign, or otherwise transfer to the state any real or personal property, or interest t...
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