Purchase of Land for Potrero Interchange $1 Million Value

Agenda Item 18. Approval to Purchase Land that LAFCO Refuses to Annex Into City Limits.

2016-09-11b

Agenda Item 18: Purchase of Property from ASM Beaumont Investors LLC:http://www.ci.beaumont.ca.us/D…

Beaumont Investors LLC have been attempting to annex their property into the City of Beaumont since May 28, 2014. LAFCO refuses to allow the annexation because the City can not produce an legitimate Audit or a way to provide Public Services: http://lafco.org/wp-content/up…

In another of a long list of ‘fk you’ moves; the City has decided it would circumvent the County by purchasing the property itself.

Apparently Beaumont City Manager Warne already made an Agreement to purchase the property, but the Staff Report does not disclose the amount.

Riverside County Tax Assessor lists the Appraisal Value of the property at $1,111,919. The Property was last sold on 12/28/2006 for $1 Million.

Hate to shock it to the City of Beaumont; but purchase of property by an agency doesn’t change the property’s residence. LAFCO still has to approve the annexation of the property into the City.

Legally; LAFCO still must approve the Annexation, but Beaumont doesn’t care about legality.

Source:

Libi Uremovic - patch.com

Relevant Issues

A Clear Conflict of Interest
The City of Beaumont's contract with Urban Logic presents a significant conflict of interest and therefore must be terminated.
Favoritism and Cronyism
The City of Beaumont, under Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas, has consistently demonstrated favoritism and cronyism in the awarding of pubic contracts.
Cost to Taxpayers
Urban Logic's contract with The City of Beaumont which allows it to profit from each approved development, along with their on-going practice of awarding high-dollar public contracts to a small group of friends and associates instead of to the lowest bidder, have cost Beaumont taxpayers millions.
Impact on Existing Businesses
The policies of Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas ignore the needs of existing businesses in favor of new development and big box stores.
Quality of Life
Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas have damaged our quality of life by failing to uphold high development standards, depleting local resources, making local government less accessible to residents, and by destroying the small town feel of the City of Beaumont.
Tactics
Urban Logic protects its ability to extract money from the City of Beaumont at all costs, resorting to intimidation and threats when necessary.