Item 5e: Bryant
Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority
Date:
March 25, 2015
To:
Governing Board Members
From:
Mark Stanley, Executive Officer
Subject: Item 5e: Status report on negotiations for acquisition of the “Bryant” property
in the City of Long Beach. Property Description: Assessor Parcel No 7237-020053; 054. Property Owner: Bryant Dakin LLC, a California Limited Liability
Company; Property Owner Negotiator: Steve Bryant. LCWA Negotiators: Mark
Stanley, Christopher Kroll, Luz Quinnell,. Under Consideration: Price and
terms and as other agreements may be necessary.
RECOMMENDATION: The LCWA direct the Executive Officer to commit staff resources on
negotiations for acquisition of the “Bryant” property in the City of Long Beach. Property
Description: Assessor Parcel No 7237-020-053; 054. Property Owner: Bryant Dakin LLC, a
California Limited Liability Company; Property Owner Negotiator: Steve Bryant. LCWA
Negotiators: Mark Stanley, Christopher Kroll, Luz Quinnell. Under Consideration: Price and
terms and as other agreements may be necessary.
BACKGROUND: Staff has been working with the Ernest Bryant Estates since 2008 to acquire
the frontage and remaining Bryant parcels located at the intersection of 2nd Street and
Studebaker Road in the City of Long Beach, totaling approximately 16.54 acres, please see
Exhibit A, LCWA Map. Since 2008 a Draft Wetland Delineation Study was completed but the
wetland delineation study was not finalized since the LCWA begun the Conceptual Restoration
Plan in order to develop restoration alternatives for the Los Cerritos Wetlands Complex.
LCWA staff and Ernest Bryant Estates have not discussed possible acquisition of the property
since 2008. Recently the LCWA received a willing seller letter from Stephen Bryant indicating
the Bryant Dakin LLC family partnership is a willing seller of the two frontage parcels along 2nd
Street, please see Exhibit B, Bryant’s Willing Seller Letter.
Staff anticipates given the negotiation process, there will be several process before LCWA could
take title to the Bryant Property, including, but not limited to: a land use agreement, grant of
easement agreement, and an environmental indemnity agreement.
FISCAL: Staff would need to apply for funds to complete due diligence procedures such as an
appraisal report, an environmental assessment and other valuation documents in order to
comply with the State of California, Department of General Services approval procedures to
purchase and take title of a property. In addition, Staff will return to the Board at the next
regularly scheduled meeting with an update on proceedings.
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March 25, 2015 – Item 5e
RESOLUTION 2015 – 03
RESOLUTION OF THE LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS AUTHORITY TO
AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO COMMIT STAFF
RESOURCES ON NEGOTIATIONS FOR ACQUISITION OF THE
“BRYANT” PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION: ASSESSOR PARCEL NO 7237-020-053; 054.
WHEREAS, the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority has been established between the Coastal
Conservancy, the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, the
City of Seal Beach and the City of Long Beach to facilitate the acquisition, protection,
conservation, restoration, maintenance and operation an environmental enhancement of the
Los Cerritos Wetlands; and
WHEREAS, the LCWA has further been established to focus on projects which will provide
open space, habitat restoration, and watershed improvement projects within the Los Cerritos
Wetlands; and
WHEREAS, this action will authorize the Executive Officer to commit staff resources on
negotiations for acquisition of the “Bryant” property in the City of Long Beach. Property
Description: Assessor Parcel No 7237-020-053; 054. Property Owner: Bryant Dakin LLC, a
California Limited Liability Company; Property Owner Negotiator: Steve Bryant. LCWA
Negotiators: Mark Stanley, Luz Quinnell. Under Consideration: Price and terms and as other
agreements may be necessary; and
WHEREAS, the proposed action is except from the California Environmental Quality Act; NOW
Therefore be it resolved that the LCWA hereby:
1. FINDS that the actions contemplated by this resolution is exempt from the environmental
impact report requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.
2. FINDS that this action is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the LCWA.
3. Authorizes the Executive Officer to commit staff resources on negotiations for acquisition
of the “Bryant” property in the City of Long Beach. Property Description: Assessor Parcel
No 7237-020-053; 054. Property Owner: Bryant Dakin LLC, a California Limited Liability
Company; Property Owner Negotiator: Steve Bryant. LCWA Negotiators: Mark Stanley,
Luz Quinnell. Under Consideration: Price, terms, and as other agreements may be
necessary and make necessary budget revisions
4. ADOPTS the staff report dated March 25, 2015.
~ End of Resolution ~
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Passed and Adopted by the Board of the
LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS AUTHORITY ON March 25, 2015.
____________________________
Sam Schuchat, Vice Chair
ATTEST:
______________________
Terry Fujimoto
Deputy Attorney General
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