REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 26, 2015
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Division Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
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HEARING to consider a Resolution of public use and necessity for acquisition of permanent utility easements and/or temporary construction easements from the following APNs: 581-030-02s owned by Rodric H. and Kimberly K. Lichti; 580-040-07 owned by Earleen Lesher, and 580-040-08 owned by Earleen Lesher as to an undivided 72% and the estate of Velda D. Lesher as to an undivided 28%; 580-040-21s (formerly a portion of 580-040-03) owned by Robert D. and Suzanne Johnson, as trustees of the Johnson Family Trust; and 581-020-05s owned by Lilli Herold and Linda E. Cheney, as trustees of the "Lilli Herold Living Trust"
1. ***RESOLUTION - That the public interest and necessity require and authorize eminent domain for acquisition of permanent utility easements and/or temporary construction easements from real property: APNs 581-030-02s; 580-040-07 and 580-040-08; 580-040-21s (formerly a portion of 580-040-03); and 581-020-05s, located in the County of Fresno (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing to consider a resolution of public use and necessity for acquisition of permanent utility easements and/or temporary construction easements ("TCE") as described above.
2. Adopt the attached Resolution which states that the public use and necessity require the permanent utility easements and/or temporary construction easements, and authorizes eminent domain action as provided by the California Code of Civil Procedure.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Water Division, is finalizing the design of the Friant-Kern Raw Water Pipeline to deliver raw water from the Friant-Kern Canal to the Northeast Surface Water Treatment Faci...
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