TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Long Beach Unified School District, the owner of the property located at 4840 Lemon Avenue, for the installation of public utilities; and accept Long Beach Unified School District’s Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for a new early childhood learning center at Barton Elementary School. (District 8)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), owner of the property at 4840 Lemon Avenue, is constructing a new early childhood learning center. To accommodate the new use, it is necessary that an easement be granted to the City to allow for the installation of a double-check detector valve (Exhibit A). This new line will provide backflow prevention to protect water supplies from contamination. Construction plans for the new school site include installing water lines.
City staff conducted a review of affected agencies and there were no objections to the proposed easement. The proposed easement is in conformance with LBUSD’s Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration issued for this project in March 2016 (Exhibit B).
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Linda T. Vu on December 11, 2017 and by Budget Analysis Officer Julissa Jose-Murray on December 15, 2017.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is not time critical.
FISCAL IMPACT
A grant of easement processing fee in the amount of $2,108 was deposited in the General Fund (GF) in the Public Works Department (PW). There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
CRAIG A. BECK,
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER