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Resolution determining that no further review under the California Environmental Quality Act is required and authorizing the City Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement for 71 Camaritas Avenue and approving Budget Amendment Number 22.014 appropriating $5.5 million for the acquisition
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WHEREAS, Fire Station 63 is located in the rear portion of the Municipal Services Building (“MSB”) at 33 Arroyo Drive; and,
WHEREAS, it is the busiest station in the department and has limited living space, storage, and apparatus bay size; and,
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco (“City”) wishes to relocate and upgrade Fire Station 63 in order to meet its operational needs; and,
WHEREAS, initial Civic Campus plans included building a new Station 63 at the same time as the Civic Campus or to build a new station when the MSB was redeveloped. In 2017, the City prepared and the City Council certified a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for the Community Civic Campus Phase I-III project. The project reviewed in the SEIR contemplated the construction of a new Police Station, shared Parks and Recreation/Library/Council Chambers facility, and replacement of Fire Station 63. The SEIR specifically referenced that the project would be constructed in three phases and Phase III would consist of construction of Fire Station 63. The purpose of the SEIR was to identify any new significant or more severe environmental impacts than those disclosed in the 2011 ECR/C Area Plan EIR, and concluded that the project, inclusive of Phase I-III, would not result in new or more significant environmental impacts.; and,
WHEREAS, in May 2021, Jeff Aguilar of CBRE Brokerage Services approached the City on behalf of his client Camino Royale Investment Corporation (“the Seller”) to determine the City’s interest in acquiring 71 Camaritas Avenue (the “Property”); and,
WHEREAS, Seller had pursued entitlements for a hotel on this Property, but had encountered significant community opposition and ultimately withdrew their application; and,
WHEREAS, the Property measures approximately 1.07 acres in land area and a significant portion of the site is encumbered by an 80-foot-wide easement held by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (“SFPUC”); and,
WHEREAS, SFPUC will not permit any required development on their easement; and,
WHEREAS, the City conducted an architectural analysis concluded that the Property has sufficient size and configuration to accommodate the City’s plans for a new Fire Station 63; and,
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2021, the City Council of South San Francisco (“Council”) met in closed session to discuss the possible acquisition of the Property for the relocation of Fire Station 63 to the Property and ultimately Council directed staff to negotiate with the Seller; and,
WHEREAS, Staff and the Seller have reached an agreement on a purchase price of $5,500,000 and have negotiated most terms of a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”). Staff and the Seller still need to resolve several items in the PSA. To move forward with the acquisition of the Property in a timely manner, a draft PSA has been presented and considered for approval in substantially the form attached while remaining terms of the PSA are being negotiated; and,
WHEREAS, the purchase of the Property for Fire Station 63 will unencumber any future plans for the MSB; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with provisions of State Planning Law (Govt. Code Section 65402), on July 15, 2021, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 2873-2021, finding that the location, purpose and extent of the proposed acquisition of the Property is in conformity with the City’s adopted General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, Budget Amendment Number 22.014 appropriates $5,500,000 from the City’s Infrastructure Reserve Fund for the purchase of the property; and,
NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco does hereby take the following actions:
(1) Finds and determines that the recitals are true and correct;
(2) Finds and determines that the proposed acquisition of the Property and the action before the City Council are already included as a part of the project that was previously analyzed in the SEIR. Therefore, no additional CEQA analysis is required at this time. The documents and other material constituting the record for these proceedings are located at the Planning Division for the City of South San Francisco, 315 Maple Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080, and in the custody of the Chief Planner Tony Rozzi;
(3) Approves the PSA in substantially the same form attached hereto as Exhibit A;
(4) Authorizes the City Manager to enter into and execute the PSA on behalf of the City, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit A; and as a result of completed negotiations with the Seller, to make any revisions, amendments, or modifications, subject to review and approval of City Attorney, deemed necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution and which do not materially alter or increase the City’s obligations thereunder; and
(5) Approves Budget Amendment number 22.014 appropriating $5,500,000 from the Infrastructure Reserve Fund for the purchase of the Property.
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Exhibit A: DRAFT Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase of 71 Camaritas Avenue