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Moorpark City Council
Agenda Report
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works
DATE: April 18, 2002 (Council Meeting 5 -1 -02)
SUBJECT: Right -of -Way Acquisition for Los Angeles Avenue Widening
Projects
OVERVIEW
This request that the City Manager be authorized to execute
documents related to the acquisition of certain street rights -of-
way and related property rights required by a number of projects
related to the widening and improvement of Loa Angeles Avenue.
DISCUSSION
A. Project Descriptions: The City is undertaking a number of
projects to widen Los Angeles Avenue and New Los Angeles
Avenue, generally described as follows:
1. Project 8003: Los Angeles Avenue at Beltramo Ranch Road:
This project calls for the construction of street widening
along the south side of the street from Beltramo Ranch Road
easterly to a point east of Maureen Lane. Improvements
include additional pavement width, curb, gutter, sidewalk
and a traffic signal at the Maureen Lane intersection. The
purpose of the project is to provide for six (6) lanes of
traffic and to better provide for pedestrian and bicycle
traffic.
2. Project 8013: Los Angeles Avenue Widening - Spring Road to
Moorpark Avenue: This project calls for the widening of Los
Angeles Avenue in order to provide six (6) lanes of traffic.
The project requires the shifting of the centerline to the
south along a portion of this segment and, therefore, some
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Los Angeles Avenue Widening Projects
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widening on the south side of the street just east of Spring
Road. Improvements include additional pavement width and
curb, gutter and sidewalk where none now exists.
3. Project 8012: Los Angeles Avenue East Realignment and
Reconstruction: The project calls for the realignment and
reconstruction of Los Angeles Avenue from a point about one
thousand feet (1,000) east of High Street, easterly to South
Condor Drive. The "realigned" road will have longer curve
radii to straighten out some of the sharp curves. Final
improvements will include one (1) lane in each direction
with a paved median and paved shoulders. The project will
require the construction of retaining walls along the north
side of the street.
B. Right -of -way Acquisition: All of these projects require the
acquisition of additional street rights -of -way and related
easements. Funds have been appropriated and budgeted for these
rights -of -way acquisition costs.
C. Land Acquisition Services:
has retained the services
right -of -way acquisition
process includes:
• Appraisals
• Title work
To the extent necessary, the City
of a consultant to assist in these
efforts. The property acquisition
. Engineer (legal description)
• Right -of -Way Acquisition Agreements
• Offer letters, meetings, negotiations, etc.
• Escrow, etc.
D. Authorization
In order to expedite this process, it is requested that the
City Council authorize the City Manager to execute documents
and otherwise administer the process required to complete the
acquisition of these street rights -of -way and related
easements. Said authority would include authorizing payment
of amounts consistent with the values set forth in an
approved Appraisal Report. Should it become necessary to
initiate eminent domain proceedings for any such acquisition,
the matter would be brought to the City Council for
authorization to initiate such proceedings.
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Los Angeles Avenue Widening Projects
May 3, 2002
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the City Manager to execute documents related to the
acquisition of certain street rights -of -way and related property
rights required to construct the projects described in this Agenda
Report.
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