REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 21, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
CRAIG L. HANSEN, Supervising Real Estate Agent
Public Works Department, Real Estate Services Section
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Veteran's Boulevard Project (Council Districts 2 and 6)
1. Adopt a Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 as it relates to the billboard relocation
2. Approve a Billboard Relocation Agreement in the amount of $150,000 with Outfront Media, LLC's for the relocation of the billboard located just south of 5965 N. Golden State Boulevard to 102 E. Herndon Avenue for the Veteran's Boulevard Project
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), approve a Billboard Relocation Agreement with Outfront Media, LLC's (Outfront) for the relocation of the billboard located just south of 5965 N. Golden State to 102 E. Herndon Avenue in the amount of $150,000, and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign all documents necessary to complete the transaction.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since 2014, staff has been actively involved in acquiring the necessary right-of-way for the Veteran's Boulevard Project (Project). The Project encompasses a stretch from Hayes and Herndon Avenue in a southwesterly direction to Shaw Avenue just east of Grantland Avenue. To date, staff has closed escrow on 37 of the 38 required parcels. The 38th parcel is currently in escrow and should close in the coming weeks. Prior to certifying the right-of-way to prepare for construction, the City \needs to remove a billboard owned by Outfront from a parcel that was acquired by the City for the Project.
The proposed Billboard Relocation Agreement defines the terms for the removal and relocation of the billboard...
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