TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Amcal Las Ventanas Fund, LP, a California limited partnership, the owner of the property at 1795 Long Beach Boulevard, for the installation of public utilities; and
Accept State Clearinghouse Number 2015031034. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
Amcal Las Ventanas Fund, LP, a California limited partnership, the owner of the property at 1795 Long Beach Boulevard, is constructing a new five-story 14,478-square-foot, mixed-use building consisting of 3,938 square feet of commercial space and 102 residential units (101 affordable residential units). 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, it is necessary that an easement be granted to the City of Long Beach (City) to allow for the installation of a double-check detector valve and water meter (Attachment A). These devices provide backflow prevention to protect water supplies from contamination, and monitoring information, respectively. The Department of Public Works is asking the City Council to authorize the acceptance of an easement deed to accomplish these purposes.
City staff conducted a review of the affected agencies and there were no objections to the proposed easement. In conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), State Clearinghouse Number 2015031034 was issued on January 9, 2018. The Department of Public Works is asking City Council to accept CEQA Categorical Exemption Number 2015031034 (Attachment B).
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Erin Weesner-McKinley on March 12, 2020 and by Revenue Management Officer Geraldine Alejo on April 20, 2020.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is not time critical.
FISCAL IMPACT
An easement processing fee in the amount of $3,195 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,
CRAIG A. BECK
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
APPROVED:
THOMAS B. MODICA
ACTING CITY MANAGER