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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDirect City Attorney to Prepare Resolution of Intent to Decl CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION �D HUNTINGTON BEACH q �� TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members VIA: Ray Silver, City Administrator - r ^ FROM: Ronald E. Lowenberg, Chief of Police ` C.1~ DATE: August 2, 2002 SUBJECT: Proposed Sale of Shank House For more than ten years, the historic Shank House has been prominent in providing a connection between the Huntington Beach Police Department and our community. The building was dedicated as a police substation (August, 1991)close to the time that the Huntington Beach Police Department transitioned to the concepts of community policing. Since that time it has proven to be a highly valuable community resource, providing an active and strong link between the police department, City resources and the community. I firmly believe that the sale of this vitally important building would have a very negative impact on our ability to deliver quality police services to our downtown community. The short-term gains achieved by its sale would be, in the long term, a major loss for the police department, the City, and the community of Huntington Beach. Allow me to point out some of the activities and services that take place at the Shank House: • The police substation is open to the public and staffed six days a week. Community members and tourists frequent the substation to obtain assistance on a variety of concerns. Downtown residents and business owners have come to expect the.personalized service that the downtown substation provides. • Huntington Beach Races (HBRACES I uses the Shank House as a base of operations during the yearly Shoreline Marathon and July 4 Parade, providing communications for these events. • The Huntington Beach P.D. Community Policing Unit(Team C.O.P.)and the Neighborhood Enhancement Team (N.E.T.) use the Shank House as their main office. Citizens and downtown merchants know their work hours and frequently meet them at the substation to conduct business. • The Downtown Footbeat Officers work exclusively from the substation. Working from the Shank House allows these officers to have more time to be out of their patrol cars and work the downtown area on foot or bicycles. Their presence is vital for the downtown area and having them work out of the substation allows them much more time to be present on the streets. • Juvenile curfew and other minor violations are routinely handled at the substation. The Shank House provides a convenient and quiet location for such detentions. The atmosphere at the Shank House is more personal than the main station, making it especially effective for counseling young offenders and meeting with their parents. • The Shank House is used as a satellite office for field sergeants. Because good, consistent field supervision requires that sergeants be physically present during high-risk activities, it's imperative that supervisors remain in the field as much as possible. Utilizing the substation as an office allows the sergeants to remain available to their officers while still being able to handle their administrative duties. • The downtown substation at the Shank House and its daily operations are truly Community Oriented Policing. The community has come to see it as part of their landscape and rely upon it to resolve a multitude of problems, concerns and issues. With the expanding downtown area, the police substation at the Shank House has become increasingly vital. Given the projected growth of the area, it's likely that during the next three to five years we will see a need to increase police staffing downtown. I adamantly believe that this increase in staffing should be in the form of community policing. Without the Shank House substation,we may be able to increase our enforcement efforts, but our ability to focus on the needs of the community at the neighborhood level will be greatly impaired. i 0 JA CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH City Council Interoffice Communication 08-05-62 ATAAD Ns N 1-v To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members (yams From: Connie Boardman, Mayor Pro Tem, on behalf of Economic Development Committee Date: July 30, 2002 Subject: C-Item for August 5, 2002 City Council Meeting Surplus Properties In December 2001, staff prepared a comprehensive inventory of all property owned by the. city and the Redevelopment Agency. The majority of the parcels are improved for public purposes, such as the Civic Center complex, parks, beaches, water reservoirs, well sites and other public facilities. There are, however, a number of parcels that are either vacant or underutilized. At the July 8, 2002 Economic Development Committee (ECD) meeting, staff presented a list of 13 properties for consideration and review. Committee members in attendance were myself, Council Member Houchen, and Council Member Winchell. The attached list identifies EDC's recommendations on each of the 13 properties. From this list, EDC unanimously recommends that the four following properties be considered for surplus and ultimate sale: Owner Location Est. Value RDA 438 Main Street $ 735,000 RDA 200-204 Fifth Street (Shank House) $ 585,000 City Parcel at Center/Huntington Village Way $ 185,000 City Emerald Cove $3,000,000 $4,505,000 EDC further recommended that the Shank House be considered for surplus only if its historic status could be protected through covenants, restrictions or other mechanisms. The EDC would not support the Shank House being declared surplus if the building could later be torn down for future development. The EDC was unanimous in its belief that the appraised values assigned to the surplus properties were below today's current market values, particularly for the properties located in the Downtown. If the City Council grants approval to declare these four properties surplus, staff will finalize the necessary background research and then seek additional City Council authorization to proceed with an actual sale. C� I � Surplus Properties 7/30/2002 Page 2 Recommended Action: To direct the City Attorney's Office to prepare the appropriate resolutions to declare the four above-mentioned parcels as surplus, and direct staff to return to the City Council with separate resolutions and requests for action at the appropriate time. Attachment cc Ray Silver Clay Martin David Biggs �-- Recommended Action: Motion: To direct the City Attorney's Office to prepare the appropriate resolutions to declare the 05 02 four above-mentioned parcels as surplus, and direct staff to return to the City Council with separate resolutions and requests for action at the appropriate time. PEON Voted to approved Recommended Action for all properties (except Shank House) with direction on Emerald Cove that commercial brokers know that rent of senior units can be brought up to the full restricted rent for low income & very low income seniors; that rents would remain same for �— current senior residents; also that an alternative to a police substation at the Shank House will be explored. Councilmembers Winchell requested and Council concurred that a report be presented on the income level of all seniors currently residing at Emerald Cove. Approved 7-0 SURPLUS PROPERTY INVENTORY LIST, July 8, 2002 Property Lot 0 Address Parcel# Owner Size(SF) Notes/Comments EDC Recommendation Surplus. Staff to prepare RCA to either 1)accept a Office bldg.Appraised 2/22/02.Bids came in 6/21, bid or 2)reject all bids and hire a broker to re- 1 438 Main Street 024-134-02 RDA 5,750 ranging from$425-850K. DDA w/ED req'd. market site. Appraised for$40K on 4/9/02.Vacant Retain for potential street widening In conjunction 2 Portion of Atlanta Avenue 024-206-13 City 2,245 remnant/undevelopable.Sell to adj.Owner? w/Pacific City project. Appraised for$185K on 4/9/02.Remnant.Developed w/ Requires further research.Goal is to surplus 3 Center/Huntington Village Way 142473-01 city 19,351 37 parking spaces/flood channel.Sell to Bella Terra? property and reserve easement for storm drain. Retain for potential street widening or development 4 101 Walnut 024-163-01 City 14,687 Vacant dirt lot. potential in conjunction with Pacific City project. Vacant dirt lot. On south side of intersection of Retain for future displacement of parking due to 5 Remnant parcel from old PE ROW 024-207-01 City 13,416 Orange/2nd/Atlanta potential PCH widening. Large vacant dirt lot. North side of McFadden,adj.to Requires further research. May be needed for 6 McFadden/Vermont 142-311-34 RDA 50,967 Edison power lines. future right-of-way project. Police substation/parking.Appraised 4/9/02 for Surplus. Staff to prepare RCA to discuss sale if 7 200-204 Fifth Street 024-147-08,29 RDA 4,763 $585,000.Existing City use. historic status can be permenantly preserved. Requires further research.Need to relocation Surf Intl Surf Museum. Appraised 4/9/02 for$550,000. Museum before property could be considered for 8 411 Olive 024-147-01 RDA 5,039 Leased to existing not-for-profit for$10/yr. surplus. Boys/Girls Club/Park.Rezoned for open space/public Remove from further consideration.Not available 9 2309 Delaware Street 026-071-06 City 38,280 park—unlikely to be developed for surplus. The public paseo is required open space—remove from further consideration. The vacant land has Public walkway/paseo,and adj.fenced lot.Fenced lot= temporary restrictions and requires further staff 10 212-214 Fifth Street 024-147-33,34 RDAICfty 8,062 5,300 sf,est.value of$106,000($20/sf) research. Remove from further consideration. Walkway is 11 Main Street/Olive Avenue 024-147-31 City 3,000 Public walkway/paseo north of Longboard's. required open space for Downtown. Keep for future linear park development.Survey Vacant land. Neighbors encroaching illegally. property owners regarding Revocable Permit Development would preclude future linear park program,where property owners could lease 12 Old Pacific Electric ROW,e/of Lake various city various development. property until City develops linear park. 164-unit restricted income senior housing project. 159-441-01 Owned by RDA,leased to City.Lease expired 2031,at Consider for surplus.Will require additional staff 13 Emerald Cove through 05 RDA 4.14 acres which time property reverts to City. research to preserve income restrictions. surplusproperties.EDCrecommendation070802,7/19/2002,4:56 PM r + �•- r. j i l� '�r�� ,•��J 4 � � 0. �: llcc � o MW7—i UP ��� r {(,°fit �f��+_ �• - '.� . + XT _ ����+ �5 �•� i�..0 A ZA�-.,�Pi. 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R+ UN Mf i CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH L30 INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION HUNTINGTON BEACH TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members RECEIVED FMM kzu . VIA: Ray Silver, City Administrator AND MWEAPMf FTHER WUAT OOUNCIL MEETING OF r FROM: Ronald E. Lowenberg, Chief of Police OFF40EOF TM Nw BROCKWAy,crry a.Epx DATE: August 2, 2002 C �. G SUBJECT: Proposed Sale of Shank House For more than ten years, the historic Shank House has been prominent in providing a connection between the Huntington Beach Police Department and our community..The building was dedicated as a police substation (August, 1991)close to the time that the Huntington Beach Police Department transitioned to the concepts of community policing. Since that time it has proven to be a highly valuable community resource, providing an active and strong link between the police department, City resources and the community. I firmly believe that the sale of this vitally important building would have a very negative impact on our ability to deliver quality police services to our downtown community. The short-term gains achieved by its sale would be, in the long term, a major loss for the police department, the City, and the community of Huntington Beach. Allow me to point out some of the activities and services that take place at the Shank House: • The police substation is open to the public and staffed six days a week. Community members and tourists frequent the substation to obtain assistance on a variety of concerns. Downtown residents and business owners have come to expect the personalized service that the downtown substation provides. • Huntington Beach Races (HBRACES I uses the Shank House as a base of operations during the yearly Shoreline Marathon and July 4 Parade, providing communications for these events. • The Huntington Beach P.D. Community Policing Unit(Team C.O.P.)and the Neighborhood Enhancement Team (N.E.T.)use the Shank House as their main office. Citizens and downtown merchants know their work hours and frequently meet them at the substation to conduct business. • The Downtown Footbeat Officers work exclusively from the substation. Working from the Shank House allows these officers to have more time to be out of their patrol cars and work the downtown area on foot or bicycles. Their presence is.vital for the downtown area and having them work out of the substation allows them much more time to be present on the streets. • Juvenile curfew and other minor violations are routinely handled at the substation. The Shank House provides a convenient and quiet location for such detentions. The atmosphere at the Shank House is more personal than the main station, making it especially effective for counseling young offenders and meeting with their parents. • The Shank House is used as a satellite office for field sergeants. Because good, consistent field supervision requires that sergeants be physically present during high-risk activities, it's imperative that supervisors remain in the field as much as possible. Utilizing the substation as an office allows the sergeants to remain available to their officers while still being able to handle their administrative duties. • The downtown substation at the Shank House and its daily operations are truly Community Oriented Policing. The community has come to see it as part of their landscape and rely upon it to resolve a multitude of problems, concerns and issues. With the expanding downtown area, the police substation at the Shank House has become increasingly vital. Given the projected growth of the area, it's likely that during the next three to five years we will see a need to increase police staffing downtown. I adamantly believe that this increase in staffing should be in the form of community policing. Without the Shank House substation,we may be able to increase our enforcement efforts, but our ability to focus on the needs of the community at the neighborhood level will be greatly impaired. / V'�