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8 8 8 It was moved by Mr. Luxembourger, seconded by Mr. Hart and carried unanimously (7:0) that the Agency adopt Resolution 85-36: A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1000-1004 WEST SANTA ANA BOULEVARD, IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA FOR REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES, AND DECLARING THE PUBLIC NECESSITY THEREFOR. PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 85-37 DIRECTING THE CONDEMNATION OF AN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING BULLETIN LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE NEWPORT FREEWAY 500' + EAST OF THE EDINGER OFF-RAMP FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES IN THE AUTO CENTER SITE Chairman Griset announced that it was the time and place for the Public Hearing on the issue of the public necessity to acquire by condemnation that certain personal property identified as an outdoor advertising bulletin located adjacent to the Newport Freeway 500' east of the Edinger off-ramp in the City of Santa Ana for redevelopment purposes. He asked that staff identify the property and the project and to comment on the factors and evidence necessitating the condemnation action and set forth why the public interest and necessity require the project; why the project is planned or located in the manner that will be most compatible with greatest public good and the least private injury; why the property sought to be acquired is necessary for the project; and, whether or not the offer as required by Section 7267.2 of the Government Code has been made to the owners of record, or the offer has not been made because the owners cannot be located with reasonable diligence. The Real Estate Manager made a brief slide presentation showing the location of the subject sign, noting that it was approximately 10 feet from the railroad tract. The Real Estate Manager stated that on December 18, 1984, Agency executed Lease, Option and Development Agreements with nine automobile dealers and that on January 22, 1985, Agency adopted seven resolutions of necessity to assemble the site. He added that the Santa Fe Railway Company subsequently entered into a stipulated judgement for possession of its holdings within the site, two right-of-way strips running east-west across the site and one nineteen foot wide strip forming the northeasterly boundary of the 45-acre site. He pointed out that the Agency now controls the entire site by virtue of the Santa Fe Land Company purchase, negotiated settlements and/or effective Orders of Possession. He stated that, after a good deal of confusion, it was finally determined that the billboard was on the railway property and, when staff tried to include the billboard in the condemnation action against Santa Fe, the Court ruled that the billboard company did not receive proper notice of the previous public hearing adopting the Resolution of Necessity for the railway property, thus necessitating a separate Public Hearing to adopt a Resolution of Necessity against the billboard owned by -4-