Successor Agency to the Manteca Redevelopment Agency Agenda
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Memo to: |
Successor Agency to the Manteca Redevelopment Agency |
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Toni Lundgren, City Manager |
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Vielka Guarascio, Homeless & Housing Services Manager |
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Date: |
August 19, 2025 |
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Subject: |
Declaration of Exempt Surplus Land |
Recommendation:
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Adopt a resolution declaring that the property located at 555 Industrial Park Drive, Manteca, CA (APN: 221-19-076), is not necessary for the Successor Agency’s use and qualifies as exempt surplus land pursuant to Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(D), because the Successor Agency intends to transfer the property to the City of Manteca for public use as an unsheltered navigation center.
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Background:
On June 21, 2022, the Successor Agency adopted Resolution No. R2022-4-SA, declaring that the property located at 555 Industrial Park Drive (“Property”) was not necessary for its use and was considered exempt surplus land under the Surplus Land Act (Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(D)), with the original intent of transferring the site to the Manteca Unified School District for use as a warehouse to support its food services operations.
On August 1, 2022, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued a letter confirming the Property’s eligibility as exempt surplus land under the same statute.
In May 2025, the City of Manteca (“City”) and the Manteca Unified School District (“District”) executed a settlement agreement under which the District formally relinquished all rights, interests, and entitlements to the Property. This agreement resolved all outstanding claims or expectations related to the District’s proposed use of the site, thereby enabling the Successor Agency to move forward with an alternative transfer.
Since that time, the Successor Agency has decided not to proceed with the transfer to the school district. Instead, the Successor Agency now intends to transfer the Property to the City of Manteca, also a local agency, for the development and operation of a Low Barrier Unsheltered Navigation Center to serve the city’s unhoused population.
The Property, approximately 4.91 acres in size and zoned Light Industrial, contains a vacant, dilapidated building formerly known as the Qualex facility. The City has begun rehabilitating the existing structure to operate as an unsheltered navigation center offering overnight shelter, support services, and transitional housing.
Under Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(D), land transferred between local agencies for the receiving agency’s use qualifies as exempt surplus land and thus is not subject to the standard surplus land disposal process outlined in the Surplus Land Act.
The Successor Agency's transfer of the Property to the City will support ongoing efforts to combat homelessness in Manteca and is consistent with the original exempt surplus designation confirmed by HCD in 2022. Because no physical changes are caused by this action, the declaration is exempt from CEQA review under Section 15312 and Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
Upon adoption of the resolution, Successor Agency staff will provide notice of this determination to HCD at least 30 days prior to the transfer, as required by law.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. The transfer of the property is between public agencies and will support publicly funded services.
Documents Attached:
1. Attachment 1 - Resolution