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Page 2 injury; and (c) Whether the property proposed to be acquired is necessary for the project. 2. The City Council does hereby find, determine, and declare that the public interest, necessity, and convenience require the project, in that the project will relieve the shortage of parks in the City. 3. The City Council does hereby find, determine and declare that the project is planned or located in a manner which is most compatible with the greatest public good and least private injury, in that the project is planned in an area centrally located in the City, and particularly where a significant amount of new residential development has been approved, thereby maximizing the number of persons who might use the facility. In addition, the project will not displace any residents or other occupants of the property, and the site is located near other parcels or rights-of-way which the City might or may feasibly acquire. 4. The City Council finds that the property is necessary for the proposed project in order to assemble the appropriate number of parcels to provide sufficient land area for the project. 5. An offer for purchase of the property at full appraised value has been made to the property owners by letter dated August 24, 1988. Follow up letters with regard to the offer were sent on September 2, 1988 and again on September 14, 1988. These efforts have not led to a negotiated acquisition. 6. Upon certification by the Planning Commission pursuant to Government Code Section 65402 that the acquisition of the property for the project is consistent with the general plan, the law firm of Rutan and Tucker is hereby authorized and directed to prepare, institute and prosecute in the name of the City such proceedings, in the proper court having jurisdiction thereof, as may be necessary for the acquisition of the fee interest to said property. Said counsel are also authorized and requested to seek a necessary order of court granting to the City the right of immediate possession and occupancy of said property. 7. The acquisition of property contemplated under this resolution is exempt from CEQA under Title 14, California Administrative Code Section 15316.