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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 30 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />July 19, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Vacate Portion of Alley <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Adopt a Resolution of Intent to Vacate a Portion of Alley North of Second Street between <br />Broadway and Sycamore Street, Abandonment 21-01 <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution which declares the City’s intent to vacate a portion of alley north of <br />Second Street between Broadway and Sycamore Street, and which sets a public hearing <br />for August 16, 2022. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On December 2, 2014, City Council approved the execution of a Right of Entry and <br />License Agreement (license) with Corbiz, LLC, (Corbiz) to install and maintain <br />improvements within the alley north of Second Street between Broadway and Sycamore <br />Street. The portion of alley subject to the license is adjacent to the Southern Counties <br />Gas Company (SCG) Building at 207 West Second Street. The existing license allowed <br />for the space to be improved and used as an enclosed patio and utility area. Because of <br />the long-term nature of the patio improvements, and the absence of need to use the <br />portion of alley for public access, Corbiz has requested the City vacate the right of way. <br />The requested vacation area is a portion of a north-south aligned, dead-end alley situated <br />between the Santora Building at 207 North Broadway and the SCG Building (Exhibit 1 <br />and 2). The alley is connected to Second Street in the Artists Village and terminates at a <br />private parking lot owned by Corbiz at 214 North Sycamore Street. <br />Prior to the construction of the patio improvements in 2014, the alley space had long been <br />underutilized and subject to criminal activity and trash accumulation. In recent years, the <br />owner of the SCG Building, Corbiz, has constructed improvements within the remaining <br />portion of alley, including removal of the outdated archway at the alley’s northerly <br />terminus, reconstruction of the stairs and access ramp, installation of drainage <br />improvements, and replacement of the pavement tiles. <br />According to a title report submitted by the applicant, the City owns an easement over the <br />portion of alley, which if vacated would revert to Corbiz and would be incorporated into the