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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br /> JANUARY 22, 2013 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTION ? As Amended <br /> ? Ordinance on 1" Reading <br /> AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION OF ? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br /> BILLBOARD AND REAL PROPERTY ? Implementing Resolution <br /> FOR GRAND AVENUE WIDENING ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> (PROJECT NO. 081732, NOW CONTINUED TO <br /> GENERAL FUND) ; <br /> 1 V'c(l FILE NUMBER <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br /> Adopt a resolution (Exhibit 1) authorizing condemnation of the billboard (Face Nos. 004518 and <br /> 004517) and the entire real property located at 1221 East Third Street (APN 398-385-05), and <br /> declaring the public necessity and interest therefore. <br /> <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> Grand Avenue is a major north-south transportation facility which is designated as a major <br /> arterial highway and carries in excess of 35,000 vehicles per day. The widening of Grand Avenue <br /> between First and Seventeenth Streets has been a long-term priority project that will be <br /> constructed in several phases. Improvements include the widening of the street from two to three <br /> lanes in each direction; raised landscape medians; curb, gutter, and sidewalk construction; and <br /> bike lanes. The Public Works Agency is acquiring property for Phase I between First and Fourth <br /> Streets, and expects to complete the acquisition process by June 2013. <br /> To accommodate these improvements, removal of the billboard and full acquisition of the <br /> property located at 1221 East Third Street (Exhibit 2) are required. The Public Works Agency <br /> has made a diligent effort to negotiate with Clear Channel Outdoor, the owner of the billboard, <br /> and its representatives for the past five months, as well as with the property owners of 1221 East <br /> Third Street and their representatives for the past 11 months. A good faith offer was made to the <br /> Clear Channel Outdoor on August 31, 2012, in the amount of $9,900. A good faith offer was <br /> made to the property owners of 1221 East Third Street on November 8, 2012, in the amount of <br /> $530,000. The Public Works Agency has made, and will continue to make, every effort to reach a <br /> settlement with the property owners. Although negotiations will continue, staff is requesting <br /> adoption of the Resolution of Necessity and initiation of condemnation proceedings in order to <br /> maintain the Grand Avenue widening project schedule and to commence construction in the <br /> summer of 2013. <br /> <br /> <br /> ~I <br /> <br /> <br /> 75B-1 <br />