Item 07 - Exchange of Storm Drain Easement

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Public Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/public-works Item # 7 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report January 17, 2023 TOPIC: Exchange of Storm Drain Easement AGENDA TITLE Authorize Exchange of Storm Drain Easements within 1202 West Edinger Avenue (Applicants and Owners: Mater Dei High School) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute quitclaim deeds relinquishing the City’s interest in drainage easements at 1202 West Edinger Avenue, in exchange for replacement storm drain easement. DISCUSSION On March 15, 2016, the City Council approved various actions to allow the Mater Dei High School Parking Structure and School Expansion Project (Exhibit 1). On June 5, 2018, the City Council adopted a Resolution to vacate portions of Baker Street, Berkeley Street, and Occidental Street . Mater Dei High School (Mater Dei) has now completed the construction of a three-story parking structure at the southeast section of their campus. After construction of the buildings and associated improvements within the development, the developer discovered that portions of a storm drain easement conflict with the buildings. To remove the conflict, the developer has requested the City quitclaim partial interest in the easement (Exhibit 2), and in exchange, will grant a replacement easement (Exhibit 3). Generally, storm drain easements provide for conveyance of storm water through private properties to public facilities. In this case, easements will be granted to replace the partial easement being quitclaimed. Consistent with past practices for similar actions, staff examined whether the City would require compensation for the value of the easement rights being quitclaimed. The replacement easements cover a larger land area, and therefore no compensation is needed. Staff recommends quitclaiming the existing storm drain easement in exchange for receiving the replacement storm drain easement.