HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2008-22 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH RELATING TO THE
INADEQUACY OF PUBLIC LANDS IN THE VICINITY OF
LeBARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE TO MEET THE EXISTING AND
FORESEEABLE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR PLAYGROUND, PLAYING FIELD,
AND OTHER OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AND OPEN-SPACE PURPOSES
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2008. the City of Huntington Beach has received notice from
the Huntington Beach City School District ("School District") that the School District's Board of
Trustees has declared the real property located in Huntington Beach at 20451 Craimer Lane
("LeBard School") surplus property that is available for purchase by the City of Huntington
Beach; and
The whole or a portion of the LeBard School site consists of land which is used for
playground, playing field, and other outdoor recreational purposes and open-space land
particularly suited for recreational purposes; and
The LeBard School site has been used for school playground, playing field, or other
outdoor recreational purposes and open-space land for at least (8) years immediately preceding
the determination of the School District's Board of Trustees to sell the LeBard School site; and
There is no other available publicly owned land in the vicinity of the LeBard School that
is adequate to meet the existing and foreseeable needs of the community for playground, playing
field, or other outdoor recreational and open-space purposes; and
Pursuant to the Naylor Act as codified in Education Code Section 17485, et seq., the City
of Huntington Beach has priority to purchase the LeBard School site due to the fact that it
includes land which is currently used for school playground, playing field, or other outdoor
recreational purposes and open-space land particularly suited for recreational purposes, and the
City has assumed that the LeBard School sites would be permanently available for recreational
purposes,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach as follows:
1. Public land in the vicinity of the LeBard School site is inadequate to meet the
existing and foreseeable needs of the community for playground, playing field, and other outdoor
recreational open-space purposes.
2. The City Administrator or his/her designee is hereby authorized to notify the
School District of the City's intention to negotiate for the acquisition of the LeBard School sites
pursuant to the Naylor Act.
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Resolution No. 2008-22
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of April 12008
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Mayor
REVIE ED A D APPROVED: VED AS TO FORM:
City Administrat C ty Attorney
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
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Dire
of Community Service
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Res. No. 2008-22
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the,City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on April 7, 2008 by the following vote:
AYES: Hansen, Hardy, Bohr, Cook, Coerper, Green, Carchio
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Clerk and ex-offici Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California