Item 35 - Real Property Acquisition for Warner Avenue Street Improvements

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Public Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 35 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report June 21, 2022 TOPIC: Real Property Acquisition for Warner Avenue Street Improvements AGENDA TITLE Authorize a Purchase Agreement in the Amount of $1,300,000 for Full Real Property Acquisition for Warner Avenue Improvements Phase 2 (Property Owner: Annelee Gallegos) (Project No. 18-6901) (Non -General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase agreement with property owner Annelee Gallegos, for the full property acquisition and goodwill (if any) for the real property located at 705 E. Warner Avenue (APN 016-103-23) in the amount of $1,300,000, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION Warner Avenue is classified as an East-West Major Arterial in the City's General Plan Circulation Element and the County of Orange Master Plan of Arterial Highways. Improving the one -mile segment of Warner Avenue from Main Street to Wright Street has been a long-term priority project that is being constructed in several phases. Improvements include widening the street from a four -lane roadway to a six -lane arterial, to address safety issues and provide adequate vehicular capacity. Also included is the installation of parkways, raised median landscaping, storm drains, protected bike lanes, sound walls, streetlights, and traffic signals. The City is acquiring properties for the development of Phase 2 of the Warner Avenue Improvements Project, bounded by Oak Street and Grand Avenue. Construction is anticipated to begin in spring 2023. The proposed improvements for the Project originated as a mitigation measure for the Tustin Legacy Project, which involves the redevelopment of the former Tustin Marine Corps Air Station as a mixed -use commercial, residential, and industrial project. As such, the City of Tustin agreed to partially fund the improvements on Warner Avenue between Main Street and Grand Avenue. The recommended property acquisition (Exhibit 1) is necessary to accommodate the street improvements for Phase 2. The mutually agreed upon purchase offer was determined based on the appraised value prepared by a California State licensed appraiser and accepted by the property owner (Exhibit 2).