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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to accept a non-monetary donation of planning, labor, and materials for the improvement and ongoing maintenance of a vacant parcel in Orizaba Park; and to execute a right-of-entry permit and any related documents with the East Anaheim Street Business Alliance for the development and maintenance of the parcel, as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission, for a term of five years, with one five-year renewal option at the discretion of the City Manager or his designee. (District 4)
DISCUSSION
Orizaba Park includes a non-contiguous remnant parcel of the former Pacific Electric Right-of-Way located at the southwest corner of 14th Street and Orizaba Avenue (Attachment A). The former Redevelopment Agency (Agency) of the City of Long Beach (City) had plans to landscape this parcel. With the demise of the Agency, the East Anaheim Street Business Alliance (EASBA) stepped in and successfully applied for a Neighborhood Partners Program grant from the Development Services Department, Neighborhood Services Bureau, for the improvement of this vacant parcel.
EASBA has presented plans to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) to develop the parcel through the addition of landscaping, irrigation, drainage, and seating to complement the existing landscaping at Orizaba Park (Attachment B). In addition to the improvement, EASBA has committed to the future maintenance of this parcel. There will be no cost to PRM related to the development or maintenance of the parcel.
On July 12, 2012, the Parks and Recreation Commission approved the proposed improvement and recommended City Council approval of the proposed amenities and the right-of-entry permit.
The proposed right-of-entry permit contains the following major provisions:
ยท Location: The parcel consists of approximately 0.01 acres of City-owned former Pacific Electric Right-of-Way property located at the southwest corner of 14th Street and Orizaba Aven...
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