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Agenda Report
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works
DATE: August 7, 2003 (Council Meeting 8- 20 -03)
SUBJECT: Right -of -Way Acquisition on Grimes Canyon Road and on
Spring Road North of New Los Angeles Avenue
This requests that the City Manager be authorized to execute
documents related to the acquisition of certain street rights -of-
way and related property rights, required for the two (2) subject
pending street improvement projects.
DISCUSSION
A. Grimes Canyon Road: Pursuant to the terms of Second Amendment
to the Settlement Agreement between the City and Toll Brothers,
the City agreed to acquire certain street rights -of -way on
Grimes Canyon Road, required for the construction of certain
roadway improvements. When those rights have been acquired by
the City, the developer will undertaken the construction of the
required street improvements.
The terms and conditions of that Agreement state that all City
costs incurred, for those right -of -way acquisition efforts,
shall be reimbursed by Toll Brothers.
B. Spring Road Widening: City Project No. 8026 provides for the
widening of Spring Road between New Los Angeles Avenue and the
rail crossing, in order to provide painted Bike Lanes and a
raised landscaped median. The design for that project is
nearing completion and right -of -way acquisition efforts have
been initiated.
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Right -of -Way Acquisition
Grimes Canyon Road / Spring Road
August 7, 2003
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C. Property Acquisition Services: The City has retained the
services of a consultant to assist in these right -of -way
acquisition efforts. The property rights required including
all or some of the following:
• street rights -of -way,
• temporary construction easements,
• slope easements,
• landscape maintenance easements, etc.
The services required for these property acquisition efforts
include:
• Appraisals
• Title work
• 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 Reports. 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.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the City Manager to execute documents related to the
acquisition of certain street rights -of -way and related property
rights required for the construction of the projects described in
this Agenda Report, and authorize the City Clerk to accept and
record any such documents.
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