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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a quitclaim deed to Los Angeles County for a pedestrian bridge crossing the Coyote Creek in the vicinity of Woodson Street, and to execute and enter all necessary documents to assign $150,000 of Federal Surface Transportation Program-Local funds (STP-L) to Los Angeles County as the City’s contribution toward the removal of this bridge structure. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
The subject pedestrian bridge spans the Los Angeles County Flood Control District's Coyote Creek southerly of Woodson Street in the City of Long Beach (Attachment A - location map). The bridge has been closed for several years and there is no current or future purpose for the bridge. Additionally, the bridge has been determined not to meet current seismic design standards. Accordingly, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works is developing a project to demolish the bridge and vacate the underlying easement. The project will also include a leveling and straightening of the channel access roads.
Over the years, there has been uncertainty regarding ownership and responsibility for the bridge, and the County needs to resolve all ownership issues prior to moving forward with demolition and removal of the bridge. The County has requested that the City of Long Beach, the City of Hawaiian Gardens, and the ABC Unified School District quitclaim any and all rights, title, and interest in the bridge and easement for the bridge, whatever they may be, to the County. Upon obtaining each agency's executed quitclaim deed, the County will proceed with recording the quitclaim documents, finalizing the project plans, obtaining any necessary regulatory approvals, and scheduling demolition and removal of the bridge. Both the City of Hawaiian Gardens and the ABC Unified School District have already executed their respective quitclaims for the bridge structure.
The project cost is currently estimated to be $450,000. To facilitate project del...
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