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ALAMEDA CORRIDOR EAST CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY (ACE) <br />SAN GABRIEL TRENCH PROJECT <br />At 2.2 miles long, 65 feet wide, and 30 feet deep, the San Gabriel Trench Project is ACE's largest project <br />endeavor. It involved separating the Union Pacific Rail Road (UPRR) track from at -grade vehicular traffic by <br />lowering the existing track and constructing bridges to allow vehicles and pedestrians to pass safely overhead. <br />As the right of way program manager, Paragon also provided property management services during and post <br />acquisition phases. Approximately 22 homes and 26 businesses in the neighborhood were impacted. <br />Of notable significance was a full fee acquisition of a 86,263 s.f. property, the location of a 379-unit public <br />storage facility. The project required the relocation of all personal property stored in approximately 235 rental <br />units, as well as the on -site property manager and his family. Paragon directed and managed the 18-month <br />property management and relocation efforts including rent collections, vacancy inspections, and on -site <br />security for the property. Once the storage units were vacated, Paragon was faced with security issues, <br />vandalism, illegal activity and the threat of occupancy by vagrants. We creatively resolved these issues by <br />offering local businesses the use of the remaining units to store business related equipment, utilizing the <br />remaining buildings as a construction field office, and equipment and storage yard. This also yielded a "Win - <br />Win" situation: ACE and the City of San Gabriel maintained the safety of the neighborhood by circumventing <br />potentially unsafe and illegal activity of others by maintaining a strong physical on -site presence. <br />SERVICES PROVIDED <br />• Property management during and post - <br />acquisition <br />• Prepare and facilitate short and long term <br />rental agreements <br />• Rent collections <br />• Eviction services <br />• Property maintenance <br />• Coordinate utility connections and <br />disconnections <br />• Coordinate security, maintenance, <br />environmental and demolition services <br />• Acquisition of right of way and property <br />• Relocation assistance and status reports <br />• Document and project control <br />• Scheduling, cost tracking and reporting <br />CONTACT <br />Mark Christoffels <br />HDR/WKE - Principal Engineer <br />(714) 460-2434 <br />mchristoffels@wke-inc.com <br />DURATION <br />2018 <br />11 QRQQ Council CITY OF SANTAANA I I PdR3rh' MANAGEMENT SPECUL1XURCES 110 <br />