TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept easement deeds from Lakewood Willow LLC, a California limited liability company, property owner at 2590 North Lakewood Boulevard, for a dedication of additional right of way;
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Lakewood Willow, LLC, a California limited liability company, property owner at 2590 North Lakewood Boulevard, for the installation of public utilities; and
Accept the Notice of Exemption from CEQA Number CE-17-183.
(District 4)
DISCUSSION
Lakewood Willow, LLC, a California limited company, the owner of the property at 2590 North Lakewood Boulevard, is constructing two new buildings: a 4,238-square-foot building designed to accommodate two restaurant tenants with 610 square feet of outdoor dining area and a drive-through lane; and a 2,516-square-foot building designed to accommodate a fast-food restaurant with a drive-through lane. When a new development is proposed, the public rights-of-way adjacent to the site are reviewed for sufficiency to accommodate the new development. To accommodate the improvements and modifications, the following actions listed below are required:
• Dedicate to the City of Long Beach (City), 5-feet along the east side of North Lakewood Boulevard adjacent to the project site, for street widening purposes, resulting in a 10-foot wide public sidewalk. (Attachment A)
• Dedicate to the City, 3-feet along the south side of East Willow Street, adjacent to the project site, for street widening purposes, resulting in a 12-foot wide public sidewalk within the vicinity of the bus stop, from the corner of North Lakewood Boulevard and East Willow Street to a point approximately 125 feet east of said corner. (Attachment A)
• Dedicate to the City, as needed to achieve a minimum 5-foot wide sidewalk clear path around all existing street fixtures (streetlights, utility poles, etc.) on the public sidewalk adjacent to the project site, at the southeast corner of North Lakewood Boulevard and East Willow Street. (Attachment A)
• An easement be granted to the City to allow for the installation of a double-check detector valve and water meter (Attachment B). These devices provide backflow prevention to protect water supplies from contamination and monitoring information.
City staff conducted a review of affected agencies and there were no objections to the proposed easements to be dedicated.
In conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Categorical Exemption No. CE-17-183 was issued on June 7, 2018 (Attachment C). The Public Works Department is requesting City Council to authorize the acceptance of the deeds and accept Categorical Exemption CE-17-183.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Vanessa S. Ibarra on October 31, 2022 and by Budget Management Officer Nader Kaamoush on October 26, 2022.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is not time critical.
FISCAL IMPACT
An easement processing fee and a dedication processing fee in the total amount of $6,626 was deposited in the General Fund Group in the Public Works Department. This recommendation has no staffing impact beyond the normal budgeted scope of duties and is consistent with existing City Council priorities. There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
ERIC LOPEZ
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
APPROVED:
THOMAS B. MODICA
CITY MANAGER