REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 18, 2014
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: 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
PETE CALDWELL, Senior Real Estate Agent
Public Works Department, Real Estate Services Section
SUBJECT
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HEARING to consider:
1. Consider and adopt the Environmental Finding of Conformity to the 2025 General Plan Master Environmental Impact Report ("MEIR") No. 10130 and the Mitigated Negative Declaration for Plan Amendment A-09-02 ("Air Quality MND") prepared for Environmental Assessment No. EA-13-003, for street widening and the installation of curb, gutter, and sidewalk
2. ***RESOLUTION of Public Use and Necessity for the acquisition of a street easement for the construction of intersection improvements at Shields Avenue and Fowler Avenue and public road purposes from Assessor's Parcel Number 496-192-10s owned by Forest Sunrise, LLC (Requires 5 affirmative votes) (Council District 4)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution of Public Use and Necessity, to authorize acquisition by eminent domain, and to adopt a mitigated negative declaration, and authorize an eminent domain action to acquire street right-of-way for intersection improvements at Shields Avenue and Fowler Avenue through and across real property owned by Forest Sunrise, LLC (APN 496-192-10s) in the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The intersection of Shields and Fowler needs to be widened to accommodate the current and future traffic volumes. All of the corners except for the southwest have been widened and improved. Property on the southwest corner of the intersection needs to be acquired to complete the improvements. This work is a capital improvement project being...
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