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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MAY 7, 2019 TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO VACATE A PORTION OF MAIN PLACE DRIVE, ABANDONMENT NO. 19-02 (STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 3,2; 5,3) RECOMMENED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1r Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Adopt a resolution which declares the City's intent to vacate a portion of Main Place Drive, and which sets a public hearing for June 4, 2019. DISCUSSION The owners of the Main Place Mall, MainPlace Shoppingtown, LLC, are improving the mall site and have applied to vacate a portion of Main Place Drive in conjunction with a Specific Plan to transform the site with additional commercial, office, mixed-use residential, and hotel uses. The portion of Main Place Drive to be vacated is situated within the northerly section of the mall, and lies between Main Street and Bedford Road (Exhibit 1). The portion of Main Place Drive adjacent to the westerly and southerly section of mall, between Bedford Road and Broadway would remain a public street. The Specific Plan is scheduled to be presented to City Council on June 4, 2019, concurrent with the public hearing set by this action for the street vacation. A staff report containing the details of the proposed developments allowed under the Specific Plan will be provided for that meeting. This action is on the May 7, 2019 City Council agenda to comply with procedural requirements prescribed by Section 8320 of the California Streets and Highways Code. According to the current version of the Specific Plan, the vacated area will be incorporated into the private property and much of it will be redeveloped with mixed-use buildings. The area requested to be vacated reduces the site's constraints and improves overall site function, such as setbacks, building location, and site accessibility. Access to the mixed-use buildings and nearby future parcels will be provided via a private drive aisle. The drive aisle would continue to connect to Bedford Road and Main Street, but would not provide through public access, and will be maintained by the owner. According to a title report provided by the applicant and City records, the City owns a street easement over the land, and if vacated, would revert to MainPlace Shoppingtown, LLC. The segment to be vacated is curvilinear, generally 64' wide, and about 700' in length. The City's street easement rights exclude airspace lying above an elevation of 169.8 feet, or approximately 17' above 1213-1