REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Scott MOzier, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: jill m. Gormley, TE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic & Engineering Services Division
JAIRO MATA, Public Works Manager
Public Works Department, Traffic and Land Planning Section
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6466, and accepting dedicated public uses offered therein except for dedications offered subject to City acceptance of developer installed required improvements - located on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and Fordham Avenue (Council District 5)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6466 and accepting the dedicated public uses offered therein, authorizing the Public Works Director or his designee to execute the subdivision agreement on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The landowner, TPG AG EHC III (LEN) CA 1, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership whose ownership is comprised of Steven S. Benson, Mike Miller, and Darryl Denius, has filed for approval, the Final Map of Tract No. 6466, for a 105-lot single-family residential subdivision on the northeast corner of Fordham Ave. and Church Ave. on 12.99 acres.
BACKGROUND
The Fresno City Planning Commission on October 2, 2024 approved Vesting Tentative Map No. 6466 (Tentative Map) for a 105-lot single-family residential subdivision 12.99 acres (see attached map). The Tentative Map was approved consistent with the Fresno General Plan to comply with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act. Tract No. 6466 is the only phase of Tentative Map No. 6466.
The Final Map is technically correct and conforms to the approved Tentative Map, the Subdivision Map Act and the Fresno Municipal Code. The provisions of Section 66474.1 of the Subdivision Map Act require a final map that is in substantial compliance with the approved tentative map to be approved by the City Council.
The Subdivider has satisfied all other conditions of approval by executing the Subdivision Agreement for Tract No. 6466, submitted securities in the total amount of $2,996,00 to guarantee the completion and acceptance of the public improvements and $1,498,000 for a payment security and has paid the miscellaneous and development impact fees due as a condition of approval for the Final Map. Covenants have been executed to defer eligible development impact fees to the time of final occupancy of each unit, relinquishing access rights for certain lots, and acknowledging right-to-farm. The City Attorney’s Office has approved all documents as to form.
Maintenance District: A condition of approval of the Tentative Map is to maintain the concrete sidewalks, curb, gutter, pads, and mow strip, landscaping, irrigation, hardscaping, trails, asphalt concrete paving, streetlights, and parks associated with the Final Map in accordance with the adopted standards of the City. The Subdivider will satisfy the maintenance requirement by annexing the subdivision into the City’s CFD-11 on October 30, 2025.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15268(b)(3), approval of final subdivision maps is ministerial action and is exempt from the requirements of CEQA.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference was not considered because this resolution does not include a bid or award for a construction or services contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Final Map is located in Council District 5. There will be no impact to the City’s General Fund. Approval by the Council will result in timely deliverance of the review and processing of the Final Map as is reasonably expected by the Subdivider. Prudent financial management is demonstrated by the expeditious completion of this Final Map in as much as the Subdivider has paid the City a fee for the processing of this Final Map and that fee is, in turn, funding the respective operations of the Public Works Department.
Attachments:
Resolution Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6466
Final Map of Tract No. 6466
Location Map for Tract No. 6466
Levine Act Disclosure Statement Form