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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: NOVEMBER 20, 2006 TITLE: PUBLIC HEARING: ABANDONMENT NO. 06-02: TO VACATE PORTIONS OF COLLEGE AVENUE, 15TH STREET AND MARTHA LANE APPROVED D As Recommended D As Amended D Ordinance on 151 Reading D Ordinance on 2nd Reading D Implementing Resolution D Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER / / RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution vacating portions of College Avenue, 15th Street and Martha Lane. DISCUSSION The Rancho Santiago Community College District (District) is planning an expansion of the Santa Ana College campus in accordance with their master plan. As part of the expansion, the applicant is requesting that College Avenue between Washington Avenue and 17th Street and portions of 15th Street and Martha Lane be vacated (Exhibits 1 and 2). The vacated streets will be incorporated into the expanded campus. Cul-de-sacs will be built at the east ends of the remaining portions of Martha Lane and 15th Street. Beginning in August 2002, the District staff met periodically with the Artesia pilar Neighborhood Association (APNA) to discuss the long term growth of the college. These periodic meetings included discussions of proposed vacation of the subject streets. In May 2005, district staff attended an APNA meeting to present the revised master plan. Also, at that meeting, district staff informed the association that the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was near completion and that the association and all residents within 1000 feet of the expansion project would soon receive notification of the official comment period. On June 1, 2005, the notification letter was mailed to over 900 residents informing them that the Draft EIR was available for review and that the 45 day comment period would run from June 22, 2005 until August 5, 2005. The notification also indicated that a public hearing on the Draft EIR would occur on September 12, 2005. District 75A-1