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REQUEST FOR m~,®.~ <br /> COUNCIL ACTION ~ ` <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> MAY 3, 2010 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR O As Amended <br /> THE OCTA AT-GRADE RAIL SAFETY ? Ordinance on 1S` Reading <br /> ? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br /> ENHANCEMENT PROJECT ? Implementing Resolution <br /> (PROJECT 091745) ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> FILE NUMBER <br /> CIT MANAGER <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached acquisition agreement, <br /> subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney, with John M. <br /> Mitchell and Darla R. Mitchell, Trustees of the Mitchell Family Trust U.D.T. Dated July 1, 1987, for <br /> the purchase of a portion of the property located at 1701 E. McFadden Avenue the amount of <br /> $28,500. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> On October 20, 2008, City Council approved a cooperative agreement with Orange County <br /> Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the At-Grade Crossing Enhancement Program at ten crossings <br /> in the city. Improvements include medians, roadway signing and striping, pedestrian gates and other <br /> vehicular gate enhancements. OCTA is the lead agency for this project and the City matches 12 <br /> <br /> ' percent of the costs and is responsible for acquiring the right-of-way on OCTA's behalf. <br /> The purpose of this program is to enhance railroad safety and make the streets and roads safer for <br /> the community. One of the railroad crossings to be enhanced as a result of this program is at <br /> Seventeenth Street. To install the improvements at this crossing, OCTA determined that acquisition <br /> of 416 square feet will be required from the property at 1701 E. McFadden Avenue. The <br /> compensation amount is the appraised value prepared by an appraiser licensed in the State of <br /> California. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br /> A Notice of Exemption and Categorical Exemption -Class 1 (f): Safety Protection Devices (ER # <br /> 2008-159) has been prepared for the project and is consistent with both of these agreements. <br /> 25J-1 <br /> <br />