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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2018 0321 CCSA REG ITEM 10H CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA City of Moorpark of March 21, 2018 Item: 10.H. ACTION Approved state recommendation By M. Benson MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT TO: Honorable City Council FROM: Sean Corrigan, City Engineer/Public Works Director DATE: February 8, 2017 (CC Meeting of 03/21/18) SUBJECT: Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Sign an Irrevocable Offer of Fee Dedication of Right of Way and a Temporary Construction Easement Agreement for Future Meridian Hills Drive Modifications BACKGROUND City Council approved a Subdivision Improvement Agreement (SIA) for Tracts 5187-1 , 5187-2, and 5405 for the Meridian Hills Residential Subdivision on July 20, 2016, subject to final language approval of the City Manager and City Attorney After extensive negotiations, Mayor Parvin signed the SIA on March 2, 2018 The design for Meridian Hills Drive was approved more than a decade ago Under Development Agreement Condition of Approval 6 20, the Developer is required to construct the required grading, drainage, and street improvements extending Meridian Hills Drive to the southern boundary of the tract However, the horizontal and vertical alignment of Meridian Hills Drive as designed may not comport with the future extension of Meridian Hills Drive within the proposed, adjoining Hitch Ranch project to the south This area is illustrated in Attachment 1 Therefore, the Developer and the City agreed in section 17 H of the SIA that, in lieu of the Developer constructing the improvements, they shall instead, subject to the approval of the City Engineer at his sole discretion and acceptance by the City Council, 1 irrevocably offer to the City the property necessary for a realigned public street (Attachment 2), 2 grant to the City a temporary construction easement to provide room for the future work (Attachment 3), and 3 pay the City $170,000, the estimated, present value of the work necessary to complete the street 63 Honorable City Council March 21, 2018 Regular Meeting Page 2 DISCUSSION The Developer has paid the City. That money will be held with the presumption that the Hitch Ranch Developer will accomplish any realignment work. The irrevocable offer and temporary construction easement include a 100 foot width on both sides of the existing right of way, from the equestrian area (Lot L) down to the southern tract boundary. Based on an estimate from Hitch Ranch’s representative, that width will be more than adequate to accommodate a future realignment. This area is currently owned by the Meridian Hills Developer and will be transferred to the Home Owners’ Association, to be maintained by the Landscape Maintenance District. FISCAL IMPACT None. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Authorize the City Manager to sign and the City Clerk to record the Irrevocable Offer of Fee Dedication and Temporary Construction Easement Agreement. Attachments: 1. Aerial photo map 2. Irrevocable Offer of Fee Dedication 3. Temporary Construction Easement Agreement 64 Attachment 1 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90