REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 17, 2016
FROM: BRIAN R. MARSHALL, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: KATHLEEN HEALY, Administrative Manager
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
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Authorize the Director of Public Works, or his designee, to sign on behalf of the Director of Transportation in order to execute a purchase agreement between the City of Fresno and Fresno County, allowing the City of Fresno to purchase easement deeds in Courthouse Park for a total price of $150,531, supporting improvements to Fresno Area Express Courthouse Park Intermodal Transit Center and Bus Rapid Transit projects (District 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council authorize the Director of Public Works, or his designee to sign on behalf of the Director of Transportation to execute a Deed of Easement, Temporary Construction Easement, Agreement for Purchase and Sale, and other related documents to grant the easements located at 1100 Van Ness Avenue in downtown Fresno's Courthouse Park to the City of Fresno. The easements will support improvements to Fresno Area Express (FAX) Courthouse Park Intermodal Transit Center and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects. Total purchases of the agreement shall not exceed $150,531.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Courthouse Park Intermodal Transit Center serves as a major transfer hub for many public transportation customers and will be a key location for the successful implementation of BRT service. It will also serve to further the revitalization efforts currently in place in downtown Fresno on the Fulton Mall reconstruction project. The purchase of the easement property from the County of Fresno includes a total of nine permanent easements and two temporary construction easements. Four easements are for pedestrian walkway purposes, two easements serve public utility purposes, two easements are for public landscape purposes, and one easement in favor of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for electrical and power purposes....
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