SECTIONS 50530-50534

50530.  As used in this article, "public square" means any area oropen space showing on a map or plat of a city, town, or village whichhas been filed or recorded in the office of the county clerk orcounty recorder of any county for more than fifty years and which isdesignated on the map or plat as a "square" or by other similardesignation when no other words or insignia appear upon the map orplat showing the purposes for which the square may have beendedicated and when no deed, offer of dedication or other instrumentappears of record in the office of the county recorder showing orindicating the purposes for which the same may have been dedicated.50531.  Pursuant to this article, after acquiring by purchase,condemnation, or otherwise all outstanding titles, reversions,easements, or other interest in or to the public square, the city inwhich the public square is located, or if it is not located in acity, the county in which it is located, may erect upon the publicsquare a city hall, county courthouse, or other public building withappurtenances or the city in which the public square is located maygrant or lease it to the county in which the city is located for theerection thereon of a county courthouse or other public building.50532.  The legislative body of the local agency in which the landis located shall first adopt a resolution declaring its intention toerect a public building on the public square or the legislative bodyof the city shall adopt a resolution declaring its intention to grantor lease the land to the county for the erection of a publicbuilding. The resolution shall be referred to the city or countyplanning agency, as the case may be, for a report and recommendationthereon pursuant to Section 65402.50533.  If the legislative body of the local agency in which thepublic square is located finds that the highest and best use to whichthe land may be put is the erection thereon of the proposed publicbuilding, it may provide by ordinance that the public square may beused as a site for the proposed public building or, if located in acity and it is the intention of the city to grant or lease the publicsquare to the county, that it may be granted or leased to the countyfor the erection thereon by the county of the proposed publicbuilding.50534.  A county and a retirement board created pursuant to theCounty Employees Retirement Law of 1937 may contract for the erectionof public buildings on public squares pursuant to the CountyEmployees Retirement Law of 1937 and other applicable statutes. Allwork on the buildings shall be subject to the provisions of Division2 (commencing with Section 1270) of Part 7 of the Labor Code.