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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 22, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTION <br />AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION OF <br />BILLBOARD AND REAL PROPERTY <br />FOR GRAND AVENUE WIDENING <br />(PROJECT NO. 081732, NON- <br />GENERAL FUND) ; <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <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 />DISCUSSION <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 />75B-1