REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 4, 2016
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW BENELLI, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic & Engineering Services Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - 31st Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 to appropriate $26,000 in developer contribution for final reimbursement of right-of-way acquisition deposit for Tract 5273 (Requires 5 affirmative votes)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the 31st Amendment to Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2015-104, to allocate $26,000 in developer contributions for final reimbursement of right-of-way acquisition deposit for Tract 5273.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City received a request from Gary McDonald Homes in 2013 for assistance to acquire right-of-way along Chestnut Avenue north of Copper Avenue. McDonald deposited $135,000 to purchase the right-of-way from three land owners and pay City staff time to negotiate the acquisitions. The right-of-way acquisitions have now been completed without using all of the funds deposited. Staff recommends appropriating the funds remaining in the account, in order that staff may return the remaining funds to the developer.
BACKGROUND
A Condition of Approval of Subdivision Tract 5273, was to acquire right-of-way for Chestnut Avenue north of Copper Avenue. Initially, right-of-way was needed from three parcels. However, McDonald Homes purchased two of the parcels, so only one parcel remained where right-of-way needed to be purchased. That property was owned by the George Family Trust. After many months of negotiations, the George Family dedicated their portion of the right-of-way in exchange for being allowed to connect to a temporary ponding basin on property belonging to McDonald Homes. Of the $135,000 that was deposited to acquire the parcels, a little over $42,000 was spent on ...
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