Section 37380 Of Article 2. Leases From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
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. (a) A city may lease property owned or held or controlled by
it, or any of its departments, for not to exceed 55 years.
(b) Notwithstanding the 55-year limitation in subdivision (a), a
city may lease property owned or held or controlled by it, or any of
its departments or boards for a period exceeding 55 years but not
exceeding 99 years, if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) 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 will periodically be reviewed,
and determine when those provisions are to be reviewed.
(2) Any lease entered into 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.
(3) Prior to adopting an ordinance authorizing a lease, the
governing body shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the time and
place of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 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.
(4) Any lease shall be awarded to the bidder which, 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.
The provisions of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) 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.