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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 FOR GRAND AVENUE <br />WIDENING (PROJECT NO. 081732, <br />NON-GENERAL FUD) <br />CITY MANAGER <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 (Exhibit 1) authorizing the condemnation of the billboard located at 119 North <br />Grand Avenue (Face Nos. 004519 and 005865) and declaring the public necessity and interest <br />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 located at 119 North Grand <br />Avenue (Exhibit 2) is required. The Public Works Agency has made a diligent effort to negotiate <br />with Clear Channel Outdoor, the owner of the billboard, and its representatives for the past five <br />months. A good faith offer was made to Clear Channel Outdoor on August 31, 2012, in the <br />amount of $9,900. The Public Works Agency has made, and will continue to make, every effort <br />to reach a settlement with the property owner. Although negotiations will continue, staff is <br />requesting adoption of the Resolution of Necessity and initiation of condemnation proceedings in <br />order to maintain the Grand Avenue widening project schedule and to commence construction in <br />the summer of 2013. <br />75C-1