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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Lobedo, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, the owner of the property located at 437 East 5th Street, for the widening of the alley adjacent to the property; and
Accept Categorical Exemption CE-17-106. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
It is the goal of the Public Works Department to widen alleys to meet the 20-foot standard established in the City's General Plan. When a new development is proposed, the public rights-of-way adjacent to the site are reviewed for sufficiency to accommodate the new development. For the development of a new mixed-use project at 437 East 5th Street, the dedication of additional alley width is recommended (Exhibit A), as follows:
The existing 10-foot wide alley, East Cereza Way, should be widened on the south side by 5 feet, to a total width of 15 feet. The standard alley width of 20 feet will be achieved when the property on the north side of the alley is improved and a public alley dedication of 5 feet is recorded.
Lobedo, LLC, the developer of the subject property, agreed to development conditions that include the above-described dedications.
In conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Categorical Exemption CE-17-106 was issued on May 8, 2017, for this project (Exhibit B).
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Linda T. Vu on August 11, 2017 and by Budget Analysis Officer Julissa Jose-Murray on August 31, 2017.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is not time critical.
FISCAL IMPACT
A document processing fee of $1,258 was paid by the developer and 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.
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Respectfully Submitted,
CRAIG A. BECK
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER