REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 8, 2015
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
CRAIG L. HANSEN, Supervising Real Estate Agent
Public Works Department, Real Estate Services Section
BY: PETE CALDWELL, Senior Real Estate Agent
Public Works Department, Real Estate Services Section
SUBJECTS
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Actions pertaining to right-of-way acquisition for the Roy Avenue and Almy Avenue street improvement project. (Council District 3)
1. Approve the acquisition of 9,164 square feet of right-of-way for public street purposes from property owned by Maria C. Magdaleno in the amount of $36,000 for the construction of Roy Avenue and Almy Avenue street improvements near Fig Avenue.
2. Authorize the Public Works Director, or his designee, authority to sign all documents necessary to complete the transaction.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the acquisition of 9,164 square feet of right-of-way for public street purposes from property owned by Maria C. Magdaleno in the amount of $36,000.
2. Authorizes the Public Works Director, or his designee, to sign all documents necessary to complete the transaction.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno is utilizing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to improve Roy Avenue, Almy Avenue and Clara Avenue near Fig Avenue. Additional street right-of-way is needed on the east end of Roy Avenue and east of Fig Avenue to install sidewalks and an ADA compliant ramp. Staff met with the property owner and negotiated a purchase price at the appraised value of $32,100 for the additional 9,164 square feet of right-of-way at $3.50 a square foot. In addition to the land value there is a cost to cure 238 lineal feet of chain link fence to be replaced at an estimated cost of $3,808. The total...
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