County of Riverside, Authorization to Sell Real Property Located in the Unincorporated Community of Mecca
Summary
SCH Number
2025040121
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
County of Riverside, Authorization to Sell Real Property Located in the Unincorporated Community of Mecca
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/2/2025
Document Description
On March 5, 2024 (M.O. 4.1), the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency for the
County of Riverside (SA) approved the sale of certain real property consisting of approximately 1.31 acres, located between
2nd street and 66th avenue, Mecca, California (Mecca Property), identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN’s) 727-
184-031, 727-184-037, 727-184-039, 727-184-032, 727-184-010, 727-184-011, 727-184-030, 727-184-040, 727-184-024,
727-184-008, and 727-184-033, to the Riverside County Board of Education (RCBOE) for $250,000 through an Agreement
of Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions (Agreement). The sale will allow RCBOE to pursue a future regional
childcare administrative center in the community of Mecca and to engage the public in childcare programming in this region
of the County (RCBOE Childcare Project).
The Successor Agency intended to sell all of the contiguous parcels of the Mecca Property to RCBOE, however, two parcels,
specifically APN’s 727-184-034 and 727-184-035, were inadvertently omitted from the sale. Upon discovering the
omission, the two parcels were properly identified and incorporated into the Agreement through a First Amendment,
ensuring the timely completion of the sale of all intended SA parcels to RCBOE for the RCBOE Childcare Project.
This corrective action will simply ratify and approve the First Amendment and the final sale of all intended parcels to
RCBOE. There are no changes to costs in the initial action and RCBOE has accepted the First Amendment and the sale of
the property in its as-is, where-is condition.
The SA’s disposition of APN’s 727-184-034 and 727-184-035, in a manner consistent with the Dissolution Act, will
facilitate the winding down of the former RDA by liquidating its property in a manner aimed at maximizing value for the
benefit of the taxing entities. The conveyance of property to the Buyer is identified as the proposed project under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project is limited to the sale of property and does not allow for any
construction activity, change in use, or any other condition that may lead to a direct or indirect physical environmental
impact at this time. Any future activity or project at the location would require additional CEQA review for any changes to
the property.
Contact Information
Name
Mike Sullivan
Agency Name
County of Riverside Facilities Management
Job Title
Facilities Operations Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Mecca
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Between 66th Avenue and 2nd Street, Mecca, California, 92507, Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APNs)
727-184-031, 727-184-037, 727-184-039, 727-184-032, 727-184-010, 727-184-011 , 727-184-030, 727-184-040,
727-184-024, 727-184-008, 727-184-033, 727-*184-034, 727-184-035
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA
specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general
exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project
will not cause an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern nor would the project involve unusual
circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project would not result in impacts
to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historic resources, or other sensitive natural environments, or have a cumulative
effect to the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the sale of the Property. This categorical exemption includes the operation, repair,
maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption
only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site’s use. The project is the is the proposed sale of real
property that is no longer needed for the use by or purposes of the Successor Agency as surplus, which will allow
for the eventual disposition. The declaration and future transfer of the property would not result in any change in
use and would not increase or expand the use of the site; therefore, the project is exempt as the project meets the
scope and intent of the Class 1 Exemption identified in Section 15301, Article 19, Categorical Exemptions of the
CEQA Guidelines. Therefore, the County of Riverside Facilities Management hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are
anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(B)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA
specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general
exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project
will not cause an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern nor would the project involve unusual
circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project would not result in impacts
to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historic resources, or other sensitive natural environments, or have a cumulative
effect to the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the sale of the Property. : In accordance with CEQA, the use of the Common Sense
Exemption is based on the “general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment.” State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b) (3). The use of this exemption is
appropriate if “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a
significant effect on the environment.” Ibid. This determination is an issue of fact and if sufficient evidence exists
in the record that the activity cannot have a significant effect on the environment, then the exemption applies and
no further evaluation under CEQA is required. See No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (1974) 13 Cal. 3d 68. The
ruling in this case stated that if a project falls within a category exempt by administrative regulation or 'it can be
seen with certainty that the activity in question will not have a significant effect on the environment', no further
agency evaluation is required. With certainty, there is no possibility that the Project may have a significant effect
on the environment. The proposed sale of the Property is an administrative function and would not result in any
direct physical environmental impacts. The primary indirect impact of the sale would result in a different occupant
owning the Property. It is not anticipated that any change in use or substantial increase in capacity would occur
from the sale. Should any future physical changes in use be contemplated by the new owner, additional CEQA
review would be required, and the potential environmental effects would be analyzed as part of future discretionary
action. Therefore, in no way, would the Project as proposed have the potential to cause a significant environmental
impact and the Project is exempt from further CEQA analysis.
Therefore, the County of Riverside Facilities Management hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are
anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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