TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Calle Verde, LLC, a California limited liability company, and the owner of the property 1834 Harbor Avenue, for the installation of public utilities;
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Calle Verde, LLC, a California limited liability company, and the owner of the property 1834 Harbor Avenue, for additional right of way dedication purposes; and
Accept Categorial Exemption No. CE-22-008. (District 7)
DISCUSSION
Calle Verde, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, is proposing the construction of a new 51,453 square foot, two-story agricultural building, with one floor of underground parking at 1834 Harbor Avenue. This includes installing a new fire line pursuant to the approved Long Beach Water Department construction drawing. To accommodate the installation, 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 (Attachment A). These devices provide backflow prevention to protect water supplies from contamination.
Additionally, when significant new development is proposed, public rights-of-way adjacent to the site are reviewed for sufficiency to accommodate the new use. To conform with the City's general plan to widen alleys, the recommended dedication is described as follows (Attachment B):
• The adjacent north/south alley is currently ten feet wide and it should be widened by an additional five feet west of centerline. This action will widen the existing ten-foot-wide alley to fifteen feet. A standard alley width of twenty feet will be achieved when the property on the east side of the alley is improved and a public alley dedication of five feet is recorded.
In conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Categorical Exemption No. CE-22-008 was issued on January 31, 2022 (Attachment C).
City staff conducted a review of the affected agencies and there were no objections to the proposed easement or dedication.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Erin Weesner-McKinley on February 16, 2022 and by Budget Management Officer Nader Kaamoush on February 23, 2022.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is not time critical.
FISCAL IMPACT
An easement processing fee in the amount of $3,313 and a dedication processing fee in the amount of $3,313 for a total amount of $6,626, 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,
ERIC LOPEZ
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
APPROVED:
THOMAS B. MODICA
CITY MANAGER