For City Council Meeting [November 14, 2017]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Michael E. Story, City Administrator
FROM: Robert G. Eisenbeisz, P.E. Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Request City Council to Approve Agreements for Right-of-Way Acquisition and a Temporary Construction Easement with the Property Owner at 520 West Randall Avenue in the Total Amount of $19,199.80 for the Randall Avenue Widening Project, City Project No. 140809.
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BACKGROUND:
Randall Avenue will be widened to 88 feet to meet the City's standard for a Secondary Arterial. Randall Avenue will be widened and restriped to include a striped median, one (1) 12-foot wide through lane in each direction, 6-foot wide bike lanes, 8-foot wide parking areas, and sidewalks. Turn lanes will be added to the intersections at Cactus Avenue, Bloomington Avenue, Lilac Avenue, and Riverside Avenue. Improvements to the six-leg intersection of Randall Avenue, Bloomington Avenue, Lilac Avenue will be made to improve visibility and to upgrade the intersection to meet current standards per Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD). Drainage systems will also be modified or improved as necessary to meet City standards and avoid impacts to adjoining properties.
On January 24, April 11, April 25, 2017, and May 9, 2017, the City Council, in closed session, approved the fair market value for the required right-of-way and temporary construction easements for thirty-two (32) properties and directed staff to proceed with submitting formal offers to purchase Right of Way and Temporary Construction Easements (TCE) from the affected property owners. As of November 1, 2017, the subject property owner has signed the City's offer for the Right-of-Way and the TCE. A copy of the agreements is included as Attachment 1.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The following property owner accepted the City's offer to purchase Right-of-Way and TC...
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