As required by California Government Code Section 54220, et seq. (the “Act”), the City of Calipatria (“City”), is providing notification to those entities described in Section 54222 of the Act of the availability for purchase or lease, the following City owned surplus property located at 106 Lindsey Road, Calipatria, CA, 92233 (“Property”).
The Property was declared surplus by Resolution of the City of Calipatria adopted on May 13, 2025. In accordance with section 54222 of the California Government Code, please notify the following designated contact identified herein in writing of your interest in purchasing the land within 60 days from the date that this Notice of Availability has been sent electronically, which is August 8, 2025. This Notice of Availability shall not obligate the City to sell the Property to any interested party. However, the City shall enter into good faith negotiations with interested parties that have provided formal written notice of interest to the City pursuant to California Government Code section 54223.
As required by California Government Code Section 54227, if the City receives more than one notice of interest during this sixty (60) day period, it will give first priority to entities proposing to develop the Property with housing where at least twenty five percent (25%) of the units will be affordable to lower income households. If more than one such proposal is received, priority will be given to the proposal with the greatest number of affordable units. If more than one proposal specifies the same number of affordable units, priority will be given to the proposal that has the lowest average affordability level.
If no agreement is reached on price or terms within a 90-day period in accordance with California Government Code Section 54223, then the City may elect to market the Property to the general public.
Further, Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54221, “nothing in this article prevents a local agency from obtaining fair market value for the disposition of the surplus land being offered.”
Notices of Interest
Notice of your intention to purchase the Property shall be delivered via certified mail or email to:
Laura Gutierrez
City Manager
City of Calipatria
125 Park Street
Calipatria, CA 92233
Email: l_gutierrez@calipatria.com
Email subject should read: “NOA Response, [Company Name]”
The 60-day period within which notices must be submitted will close at 5 p.m. PST on Friday, August 8, 2025.
All notices of interest to purchase or lease the Property are encouraged to include:
- Date of bid
- Contact name, agency/organization, address, phone number and email of the bidder
- Brief description of your agency/organization (up to one page)
- Description of your plans to develop the Property, including a financing plan (up to two pages)
- Proposed terms and conditions for purchase of the Property
- Financing options
Entities proposing to submit a notice of interest are advised to review the requirements set forth in the Surplus Land Act (Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 54220, et seq.).
Questions may be directed to Ms. Gutierrez at (760) 348-4141, or by email at l_gutierrez@calipatria.com
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