99-071 - Finding and Determining that the Public Interest, Convenience and Necessity Require

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Resolution No. 1999- Page 2 of 6 purposes of the Seventeenth Street at SR-55 Approach Project ("the Project") and related improvements. The current phase of the Project entails creating acceleration and deceleration lanes for entrance to and exit from the southbound SR-55 and related improvements. The location of the Project is planned in a manner which will be most compatible to the greatest public good and the least private injury. Providing these improvements will significantly improve the vehicular traffic- carrying capacity and movement efficiency for this heavily traveled arterial and the SR-55 freeway. The added capacity this phase of the Project is to provide will greatly aid traffic cimulation by reducing congestion and delay and accommodating projected future traffic increases. In addition, a 20 x 20 foot portion of the :Property must be set aside, in conformance with the Urban Design Element of the City's General Plan, as a site for a future work of public art. b. The City further f'mds, determines and declares that the remnant of the Property, after the required take, will be left in such size, shape or condition to be of little market value such that the City is entitled to acquire the entire parcel. Among other facts, the remnant would be less than the minimum lot size for the zoning district in which the property is located, and it is unlikely that the City would grant a variance of the minimum lot size development standard for any future use proposed for the remnant of the Property. c. The taking of the interest in said Property as above described is necessary for the public right of way and is authorized by Section 19 of Article I of the California Constitution, Section 200 of the Santa Ana Charter, California Code of Civil Procedure section 1240.010, California Government Code sections 37350.5 and 40404, Streets and Highways Code sections 4090, 5100, 5101, 5101.5, and 5102, California Code of Civil Procedure sections 1240.410 - 1240.430, inclusive, California Government Code section 23530.5, California Streets & Highways Code sections 943 and 4090(b), and other applicable law. 3. The offers required by Government Code section 7267.2 were made to the appropriate party or parties on or about July 20, 1999, and a revised offer was made on or about September 1, 1999. 4. The City hereby declares that it is the intention of the City of Santa Ana to acquire in its name, in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of California with reference to condemnation procedures, all interests in and to said Property.