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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 7, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTION <br />AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION OF <br />REAL PROPERTY AT 610 - 612 <br />NORTH BRISTOL STREET (APN 405- <br />073-16) (PROJECT 081700) <br />CITY ANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 15` Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution authorizing the condemnation of the entire real property located at 610 - 612 <br />North Bristol Street (APN 405-073-16) and declaring the public necessity and 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 second phase of the project, between Third and Civic Center, <br />is in the final design phase and construction is expected to start in summer 2012. Improvements <br />include widening Bristol from two to three lanes in each direction. These improvements will result <br />in improved traffic flow and level of service. Other benefits of the project include the addition of <br />landscaped medians and parkways, and the construction of a new storm drain system. <br />To accommodate these improvements, property acquisition of the entire parcel at 610 - 612 <br />North Bristol Street (Exhibit 1) is required. The Public Works Agency has made a diligent effort to <br />negotiate with the property owners and their representatives for the past 22 months. A good faith <br />offer was made to the property owner on September 13, 2011 in the amount of $300,000. The <br />Public Works Agency has made, and will continue to make, every effort to reach a settlement <br />with the property owners. Although negotiations will continue, staff is requesting adoption of the <br />resolution of necessity and initiation of condemnation proceedings in order to maintain the Bristol <br />Street widening project schedule and to commence construction in summer of 2012. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed project has been <br />determined to be adequately evaluated in the previously prepared Environmental Impact <br />Report/Environmental Impact Assessment EIR No. 89-01 approved by City Council in 1990. <br />7501-1