30A - AUTHORIZE QUITCLAIM FOR SEWER AND STORM DRAIN

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MAY 19, 2020 TITLE AUTHORIZE QUITCLAIM OF SANITARY SEWER AND STORM DRAIN EASEMENT AT 2114 EAST FIRST STREET TO BROOMELL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 11' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO /s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute a quitclaim deed relinquishing the City's interest in a sanitary sewer and storm drain easement at 2114 East First Street to Broomell Commercial Properties, L.P., subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION The City of Santa Ana has received plans for the construction of a mixed -use development with 552 affordable residential units and approximately 10,000 square feet of commercial space on a combined approximately 6.89-acre site located at 2114 East First Street. The City currently has a sanitary sewer and storm drain easement of approximately 96 feet wide by 14 feet long (Exhibit 1) on the western portion of the 2.915 acre -property (Exhibit 2). To accommodate the development, the property owner, Broomell Commercial Properties, L.P. wishes to remove the easement in order for the property title to be clear and allow new development to commence. The applicant is requesting the City quitclaim the easement (Exhibit 3), which effectively relinquishes the City's rights over the private property to allow for the project to proceed. Generally, easements provide access or right -of -entry for specified purposes. In this case, an easement was granted to the City on April 16, 1965 to allow the City to access the private property for sanitary sewer and storm drain maintenance purposes (Exhibit 4). The abandoned facilities will be reconstructed to the west of their current location to accommodate the proposed building structure and a new easement will be granted to provide access to the relocated facilities. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #3 - Economic Development, Objective # 2 (create new opportunities for business/job growth and encourage private development through new General Plan and Zoning Ordinance policies) and Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods). 30A-1