The City’s Property Acquisition and Management Program is responsible for managing most of the City’s leases with third parties, managing maintenance and capital repairs on certain City-owned properties, and acquiring property necessary to fulfill City goals, such as land for public improvements.  This program manages building/ground leases, cell tower leases, and agricultural leases, which together generate more than $900,000 a year in revenue.

Some of the key leases include: 

Building and Ground Leases

• Hunt Boyer Mansion
• Varsity Theater
• Third and B Streets Building
• Municipal Golf Course
• Train Depot
• Former Municipal Landfill Site
• Davis Art Center
• Pence Gallery
• Explorit Science Center

Cell Tower Leases

• West 8th Street Water Tower
• 1818 Fifth Street
• John Jones Road
• Chiles Road
• Overcrossing at Covell Boulevard
• First and F Streets Parking Garage
• 1865 H Street (Little League Fields)
• County Road 105

Agricultural Leases

• Land along the South Fork of Putah Creek
• Land along the Mace Curve
• Land West of Municipal Golf Course
• Land South of Municipal Golf Course
• Howat Ranch
• Clayton Ranch
• Cannery Farm

For information about any of these leases, or about the City’s Property Acquisition and Management Program in general, please contact Tracie Reynolds at (530) 757-5669 or at TReynolds@cityofdavis.org.