25F - RIGHT-OF-WAY OCTA GRADE RAIL SAFETY ENHANCEMENT

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REQUEST FOR L_ COUNCIL ACTION ?? CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 18, 2010 TITLE: ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE OCTA AT- GRADE RAIL SAFETY ENHANCEMENT (PROJECT NO. 091745) ??t??? ?n-`-' CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ? As Recommended ? As Amended ? Ordinance on 1 s` Reading ? Ordinance on 2ntl Reading ? Implementing Resolution ? Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached acquisition agreement, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney, with Far West Fairhaven LTD, a Limited Partnership, for the purchase of a portion of the property located at 1201 Fairhaven Avenue in the amount of $45,000. DISCUSSION On October 20, 2008, City Council approved a cooperative agreement with Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the Grade Crossing Enhancement Program at ten crossings in the City_ Improvements include medians, roadway signing and striping, pedestrian gates and other vehicular gate enhancements. OCTA is the lead agency for this project and the City has a 12 percent share of the costs. The purpose of this program is to enhance railroad safety and make streets and roads safer for the community. One of the railroad crossings to be enhanced as a result of this program is at Seventeenth Street. To install the improvements at this crossing, OCTA determined that acquisition of 800 square feet will be required from the property at 1201 Fairhaven Avenue. The compensation amount is the appraised value prepared by an appraiser licensed in the State of California. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT A Notice of Exemption and Categorical Exemption -Class 1 (f): Safety Protection Devices (ER # 2008-1 59) has been prepared for the project and is consistent with both of these agreements. 25F-1