55D - RELOCATION PLAN FOR STATION DISTRICT PROJECT

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 TITLE: RESOLUTION APPROVING RELOCATION PLAN FOR STATION DISTRICT PROJECT c Ul' CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution District Project. DISCUSSION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1S` Reading ^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER approving the Relocation Plan for the Station Over the past ten years of Santa Ana has acquired corridor for the purpose City. This corridor is < Downtown, and will also planned "Go Local" street developer for the area anc .he Community Redevelopment Agency of the City numerous parcels along the Santa Ana Boulevard of improving this critical gateway into the key connection from the I-5 Freeway into the serve as a major transportation link for the car system. The Agency has selected a master is ready to proceed with the project. Many of the Agency properties had tenant occupants at the time they were purchased. The Agency's practice was not to relocate them at the time of purchase, but to allow them to relocate at a time of their own choosing, and to pay full relocation benefits. All but seven tenant households were relocated in this manner. In order to move forward with the demolition of the remaining Agency-owned structures, the remaining seven households must now relocate within the time frames noted below. California law requires that a relocation plan be prepared and followed to insure these households are relocated to suitable housing and are paid appropriate relocation benefits. The attached Relocation Plan (Exhibit 1) was prepared by Overland, Pacific and Cutler (OPC), the Agency's relocation consultant. The Plan indicates that there are more than adequate replacement housing resources available to the affected households. It also indicates that OPC will work with these households 55D-1