75E - PH - ACQUISITION 2016-2020 W 5TH ST

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Public Hearing — Resolution Determining Public Interest and Necessity of Property at 2016-2020 West 5th Street June 6, 2017 Page 2 To accommodate the construction of the OC Streetcar Maintenance and Storage Facility, the acquisition of parcel 007-110-17 at 2020 West 5th Street is required (Exhibit 1). Prior to City involvement, OCTA had made a diligent effort to negotiate with the property owners and their representatives for the past 8 months. A good faith offer was made on August 16, 2016, in the amount of $724,000 (Exhibit 2). This good faith offer is based on an appraisal prepared by a California State licensed appraiser following precise legal guidelines. The City and OCTA have made, and will continue to make, every effort to reach a settlement with the property owner. However, to maintain the OC Streetcar project schedule, staff is requesting adoption of a Resolution of Necessity (Exhibit 3) which will allow negotiations to continue while condemnation proceedings are initiated. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet the following Strategic Plan Goals 1. Goal #3 - Economic Development, Objective #2 (create new opportunities for business/job growth and encourage private development through new General Plan and Zoning Ordinance policies), Strategy C (support business development and job growth along transit corridors through the completion of critical transit plans/projects including: The Fixed Guideway Project, Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center Master Plan, Complete Streets and General Plan Circulation Element update). 2. Goal #3 - Economic Development, Objective #4 (continue to pursue objectives that shape downtown Santa Ana into a thriving, culturally diverse, shopping, dining, and entertainment destination), Strategy B (create a comprehensive program to manage parking that includes innovative strategies to provide parking, create revenue and enhance accessibility in the downtown). 3. Goal #6 - Community Facilities & Infrastructure, Objective #1 (establish and maintain a Community Investment Plan for all City assets), Strategy G (develop and implement the City's Capital Improvement Program in coordination with the Community Investment and Deferred Maintenance Plans; e.g., transit vision, street car, fixed guideway project, SARTC master plan, Bristol Street widening, neighborhood streets, traffic improvements, park facilities, sport fields, soccer fields, senior centers, bike master plan, etc.). ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT On January 20, 2015, by Resolution No. 2015-004 and following a duly noticed public hearing, the City Council certified the Revised Environmental Assessment/Final Environmental Impact Report for the Santa Ana -Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project, otherwise known as the "OC Streetcar" project. 75E-2