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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 2, 2009 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING FOR ABANDONMENT <br />NO. 09-01: TO ABANDON A PORTION <br />OF ROSS STREET AND A PORTION OF <br />THE CIVIC CENTER ADJACENT TO THE <br />STATE APPELLATE COURT <br />~•',, <br />CITY MANAGER <br />~, <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1 S' Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution of the City Council of Santa Ana abandoning a portion <br />of the west side of Ross Street north of Santa Ana Boulevard and a <br />portion of the Civic Center northeast of the Civic Center Parking <br />Structure. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In 2005, the City approved the sale of the property at the northwest <br />corner of Santa Ana Boulevard and Ross Street to the State of California <br />for the construction of a new appellate courthouse. This transaction <br />coincided with the construction of the Civic Center Parking Structure <br />just south of City Hall. At the time, the limits of the property <br />boundary sold were based on preliminary layouts for both the parking <br />structure and courthouse. Upon further development of these sites, it <br />became clear that the property line needed to be modified to better fit <br />the proposed sites. Abandonment of City right-of-way at two locations is <br />required to better fit the final site layouts; one on Ross Street and the <br />other to the northwest of the parking structure in the Civic Center <br />(Exhibit 1) . <br />The portion of Ross Street to be abandoned is located behind the sidewalk <br />and is not necessary for traffic circulation. The State is proposing to <br />use the abandoned land to accommodate access to their site which will <br />enhance the existing pedestrian circulation. This abandonment will also <br />provide a consistent street right-of-way width along Ross Street. All <br />effected utility companies have been contacted and no objections to the <br />abandonment have been received. There are existing underground utilities <br />within the proposed abandoned area including a Southern California Edison <br />(SCE) vault and conduits; Time Warner conduits and City fiber option <br />conduits. The proposed resolution will abandon the City's portion of the <br />street with easement reservations for SCE, Time Warner and City <br />facilities. <br />75B-1 <br />