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Acting as the Board of Directors of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the County of Monterey:
a. Find the action to be categorically exempt from CEQA;
b. Approve a Lease Assignment and Acceptance Agreement to assign the lease with the North County Recreation and Parks District for the Japanese School to the County of Monterey;
c. Approve a Grant Deed to transfer ownership of the Japanese School property (Assessor's Parcel No. 030-102-003) located at 11199 Geil Street in the community of Castroville to the County of Monterey; and
d. Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the Grant Deed.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors, acting as the Board of Directors of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the County of Monterey:
a. Find the action to be categorically exempt from CEQA;
b. Approve a Lease Assignment and Acceptance Agreement to assign the lease with the North County Recreation and Parks District for the Japanese School to the County of Monterey;
c. Approve a Grant Deed to transfer ownership of the Japanese School property (Assessor's Parcel No. 030-102-003) located at 11199 Geil Street in the community of Castroville to the County of Monterey; and
d. Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the Grant Deed.
SUMMARY:
The recommended action will transfer ownership of the Japanese School property (APN 030-102-003) to the County of Monterey in accordance with the provisions of the Successor Agency's Long-Range Property Management Plan, and assign the lease of the property with the North County Recreation and Park District (NCRPD) to the County. The County will continue the lease without change or effect to the lessee.
DISCUSSION:
The Japanese School located in Castroville is an historic building listed on the Register of Historic Places, and was acquired by the Redevelopment Agency of the County of Monterey in 2000. The building is historically significant to the County of Monterey be...
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