California Senate Bill SB1049 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1049INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Harman FEBRUARY 8, 2012 An act to amend Section 719 of the Civil Code, relating to real property. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1049, as introduced, Harman. City property: leases. Existing law generally prohibits a city from leasing property that it owns or controls for a period exceeding 55 years, but permits a city to lease property that it owns or controls for a period not to exceed 99 years if specified conditions are met. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 719 of the Civil Code is amended to read: 719. Notwithstanding the 55-year limitation imposed by Section 718, property owned by, or held by, or under the management and control of, any city, or any department or board thereof, may be leased for a period  which   that  exceeds 55 years  , but does not exceed 99 years, if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The lease shall be subject to periodic review by the city and shall take into consideration the then current market conditions. The local legislative body may, prior to final execution of the lease, establish the lease provisions  which   that  will periodically be reviewed, and determine when those provisions are to be reviewed. (b) Any lease entered into by any city pursuant to this section shall be authorized by an ordinance adopted by the legislative body. The ordinance shall be subject to referendum in the manner prescribed by law for ordinances of cities. (c) Prior to adopting an ordinance authorizing a lease, the legislative body shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the city and shall be mailed to any person requesting special notice, to any present tenant of the public property, and to all owners of land adjoining the property. (d) Any lease shall be awarded to the bidder  which   who  , in the determination of the legislative body, offers the greatest economic return to the city, after competitive bidding conducted in the manner determined by the legislative body. Notice inviting bids shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the city. (e) The provisions of subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of this section do not apply to any charter city, which may utilize a procedure as specified by charter or adopted by ordinance in accordance with its charter. (f) This section shall not apply to leases of property acquired for park purposes; to leases for the purpose of producing mineral, oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances; nor to leases of tidelands or submerged lands or improvements thereon.