Legislation Details

File #: 26-0651    Version: 1 Name: Property Exchange Agreement and Declaration of Exempt Surplus Land
Type: CC- Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/28/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/18/2026 Final action:
Title: REPORT - APPROVAL OF REAL PROPERTY EXCHANGE AGREEMENT FOR CITY HALL CAMPUS (90 & 100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE (PORTION), 631 & 655 1ST STREET) AND 520 3RD STREET; DECLARATION OF EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND; AND RELATED ACTIONS BACKGROUND: The proposed Exchange Agreement advances vital community benefits in Downtown Santa Rosa while delivering a fiscally responsible strategy to reduce taxpayer exposure to the significant costs, risks, and long-term liabilities associated with the current City Hall facility. By exchanging a severely deteriorated City Hall Campus for the property at 520 3rd Street, the City can establish a centralized "one-stop" civic hub, eliminate more than $100 million in capital liabilities, and reposition core downtown land for private investment. To execute this strategy, the City will convey the Exchange Property to MOTS LLC (while retaining a 1.61-acre portion of 100 Santa Rosa Avenue that contains critical Santa Rosa Creek and Matanzas Creek flood control infrastructure), acq...
Sponsors: Real Estate
Indexes: EIR Previously Certified by City Council
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - CEQA Consistency Analysis Memo, 3. Resolution 1 - Surplus, 4. Resolution 2 - Exchange Agreement, 5. Exhibit A - Exchange Agreement (Uploaded 08-17-2026), 6. Presentation (Uploaded 08-17-2026), 7. Late Correspondence (Uploaded 08-18-2026)
Related files: 26-0494