Item 18 - Partial Real Property Acquisition for Fairview Bridge Replacement and Street Improvements

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Public Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 18 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report September 20, 2022 TOPIC: Partial Real Property Acquisition for Fairview Bridge Replacement and Street Improvements AGENDA TITLE Authorize an Offer and Agreement to Purchase in the Amount of $255,000 for Bridge and Roadway Easement for Fairview Bridge Replacement and Street Improvements (Property Owner: Orange County Flood Control District) (Project No. 15-6827) (Non - General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase agreement with the property owner of Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD) for the easement purchase located at Fairview Street Bridge over Santa Ana River in the amount of $255,000, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney. DISCUSSION Fairview Street is classified as a north -south Major Arterial in the City's General Plan Circulation Element and the County of Orange Master Plan of Arterial Highways. Improving Fairview Street from 9t" Street to 16t" Street has been a long-term priority project. The proposed project would widen Fairview Street from two lanes to three lanes in each direction. Additionally, the Fairview Street Bridge would be replaced with a new six -lane bridge (three lanes in each direction), including a complete bridge deck with barrier rails, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, a raised landscaped median, and lighting. Construction is anticipated to begin in Spring 2023. City currently has a 100' wide roadway easement over the Santa Ana River with the Orange County Flood Control District. The new bridge will be constructed beyond the existing roadway easement. Therefore, additional bridge and roadway easement is required (Exhibit 1). On June 13, 2022, Planning Commission adopted Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana Determining General Plan Conformity for the Conveyance of Easements by the Orange County Flood Control District over the Santa Ana River for the City's Replacement of the Fairview Bridge.