REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 26, 2017
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
CATHY RODRIGUEZ, Senior Real Estate Agent
Public Works Department, Real Estate Services Section
SUBJECT
Title
Actions pertaining to the sale of six buildable vacant properties on Peach Avenue (Council District 5 and County of Fresno):
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect on the environment, per staff determination, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
2. Resolution - Granting authority to the Public Works Director or his designee to enter into and sign purchase and sale agreements for six buildable vacant properties on Peach Avenue through a sealed bid auction.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Council adopt a CEQA finding of no possibility of significant effect on the environment, and approve the sale of six buildable vacant properties on Peach Avenue through a sealed bid auction and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to sign all documents necessary to complete the transaction.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In June 2009, the City and the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA) entered into Measure "C" Cooperative Project Agreement (Cooperative Agreement) authorizing funding for right-of-way acquisitions on the Peach Avenue Widening Project (Project). As part of the Cooperative Agreement and upon construction completion, all excess
funds are to be returned to FCTA. The City must now sell the six remaining properties and return all sale proceeds to FCTA as required under the Cooperative Agreement.
BACKGROUND
The Project consisted of widening Peach Avenue from a two-lane to a four-lane arterial roadway b...
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