HomeMy WebLinkAbout67-079RESOLUTION 67-79 AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION OF
A FIVE-ACRE PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY SOUTH OF
SANTA CLARA AVENUE, WEST OF PORTOLAPAP~K,
FOR THE EXTENSION OF PORTOLA PAR/~
W~EREAS, the rapid population growth in the northeasterly
portion of the City of Santa Aha makes it necessary that additional
space be provided for recreational activities by the extension of
Portola Park; and
WHEREAS, there is land lying without the City Limits that is
conveniently adjacent to the existing Portola Park,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana does hereby find and declare that public interest
and necessity require the acquisition of land west of Portola Park
as permitted by Sections 5301 and 5302 of the Public Resources Code
of the State of California for the extension and enlargement of said
Park, and further require that the City do have, take, and acquire,
in fee, that certain land in the County of Orange, State of California,
described as:
The real property in the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, County
of Orange, State of California, described as:
Commencing at a point twenty-five (25) rods East of the North-
west corner of the "J. W. Davenport Tract" in the "A. B. Chapman
Tract", as surveyed by Frank Lecouvrer in December, 1870, and
running thence South 32 rods; thence East 25 rods; thence North
32 rods and thence West 25 rods to the place of beginning,
containing five (5) acres, more or less, RESERVING THEREFROM a
strip 25 feet wide along the North line for road purposes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
1. That the City Attorney is hereby ordered to bring an action
in the name of the City of Santa Ana to condemn said property necessary
to be taken and to do all things necessary to prosecute said action to
final determination;
2. That the City of Santa Ana is authorized and empowered to
acquire, develop, maintain, and operate public parks within and
without the City;
3. That the public improvement is planned and located in a
manner which will be most compatible with the greatest public good
and the least private injury;
4. That said action in condemnation shall be taken in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, the Public
Resources Code, and the Constitution of the State of California
relating to eminent domain.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana at its regular meeting held on the 5th day of June, 1967.
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF OR3~NGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
SS
I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of
the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution
was regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held
on the 5th day of June, 1967, and was at said meeting regularly
passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN:
NOES, COUNCILMEN:
Brooks, Carlson, Griset, Markel~ Thurman,
McMichael
Herrin
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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