REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 15, 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
RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Deputy City Engineer/Division Manager
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
JASON A. CAMIT, PLS, Chief Surveyor
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the summary vacation of a portion of South Clara Avenue, north of East Chester Avenue (Council District 3)
1. Adopt the Categorical Exemption per staff determination, pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Environmental Assessment No. EA-17-009.
2. RESOLUTION - Ordering the summary vacation of a portion of South Clara Avenue, north of East Chester Avenue.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution ordering the summary vacation of a portion of South Clara Avenue, north of East Chester Avenue as shown on Exhibit "A" of the attached resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Washington Unified School District is requesting the vacation of a portion of South Clara Avenue, north of East Chester Avenue. The purpose of the vacation is to eliminate excess public street right-of-way. This portion of South Clara Avenue has not been used for public street purposes. No public improvements and no public utilities exist within the area proposed for vacation.
BACKGROUND
The portion of South Clara Avenue being requested for vacation by the Washington Unified School District is unimproved and has not been used for public street purposes. The proposed area is a portion of Lots 114 and 135 of Fresno Colony map, recorded on August 1, 1881 in Volume 2 of Plats, at Page 8, Fresno County Records. This portion of South Clara Avenue was dedicated by two deeds. The first deed is a portion said Lo...
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