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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 15 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />July 20, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Land and Street Easement Sale Agreements <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve a Land Sale Agreement and Easement Sale Agreement in the Amount of $0 for <br />a Real Property Sale to Orange County Transportation Authority in exchange for the cost <br />of Water Facility Improvements At SR-55 / Ritchey Street and Pullman Street (Project <br />Nos. 19-6438, 19-6439 and 19-6440) (Non -General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Land Sale Agreement with the Orange <br />County Transportation Authority for the partial property located east of Ritchey Street <br />and north of Warner Avenue (APN 403-072-02) in the amount of $0 in lieu of the <br />project cost for the water facility improvements at SR-55 / Ritchey Street, subject to <br />non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Easement Sale Agreement with the Orange <br />County Transportation Authority for a portion of Pullman Street right-of-way located <br />north of Dyer Road and south of Warner Avenue in the amount of $0 in lieu of the <br />project cost for the water facility improvements at SR-55 / Ritchey Street, subject to <br />non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is the lead agency for the proposed <br />State Route 55 (SR-55) freeway -widening project from Interstate 405 to Interstate 5. The <br />project will add general purpose and high -occupancy vehicle lanes in each direction <br />between 1-405 and 1-5, and will also add auxiliary lanes between interchanges to reduce <br />traffic congestion and improve mobility. In order to move forward with the proposed <br />widening, OCTA needs to acquire City properties and easements, which were appraised <br />at $1,950 and $1,000, respectively. The appraisal reports are on file with the City. <br />The recommended property acquisition at SR-55 and Ritchey Street (Exhibit 1) and <br />easement replacement along Pullman Street from Dyer Road to Warner Avenue (Exhibit <br />2) are necessary to accommodate the freeway improvements. The property interests <br />City Council 15 — 1 7/20/2021 <br />