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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 6, 2010 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING-RESOLUTION <br />AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION OF <br />REAL PROPERTIES AT 1609-1631 <br />NORTH BRISTOL STREET AND 1612 <br />NORTH LOUISE STREET AND <br />APPROVING THE ADDENDUM TO <br />EIR NO. 89 Q1 <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on V' Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Approve addendum to EIR No. 89-01 for intersection of Bristol and Seventeenth Streets. <br />2. Adopt a resolution authorizing the condemnation of the entire real properties located at 1609- <br />1631 North Bristol Street and 1612 North Louise Street and declaring the public necessity and <br />interest therefore. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On March 6, 2006, the City Council approved the cooperative agreement between the City and <br />the Orange County Transportation Authority to fund Bristol Street improvements from Warner <br />Avenue to Seventeenth Street. The first phase of the project, between Pine and McFadden, is <br />under construction and is expected to be completed by December 2010. As part of the street <br />widening, the City is improving the intersection of Bristol Street and Seventeenth Street. Measure <br />M funding has been approved for the intersection widening for the amount of $3.45 million. <br />Improvements include an additional northbound through lane, a southbound right turn lane, and a <br />northeast corner bus turnout. This project is needed to improve traffic flow at the intersection of <br />Bristol Street and Seventeenth Street, which is operating at an unacceptable level of service on <br />Bristol (Exhibit 1). These improvements will improve traffic flow and increase the level of service. <br />To accommodate these improvements, property acquisition of the entire parcels at 1609-1631 <br />North Bristol and 1612 North Louise Street is required. Although a good faith offer was made <br />and negotiations began in August 2010, a final settlement has not been reached. <br />Negotiations will continue with the property owners. However, to meet the project schedule and <br />the funding deadline of March 2011, it is necessary to commence eminent domain proceedings. <br />Staff is requesting adoption of resolution of necessity and initiation of condemnation proceedings. <br />7501-1