For City Council Meeting [December 12, 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 Temporary Construction Easements with Three (3) Property Owners on Randall Avenue between Cactus Avenue and Riverside Avenue in the Total Amount of $13,250.00 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-legged intersection of Randall Avenue, Bloomington Avenue and Lilac Avenue will be made to improve visibility and to upgrade the intersection to current standards per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) requirements. Drainage systems will be modified to minimize impacts to adjoining properties.
On January 24, 2017, April 11, 2017, April 25, 2017 and May 9, 2017, the City Council, in closed session, approved the fair market value for required Right-of-Way and Temporary Construction Easements affecting thirty two (32) properties and directed staff to proceed with submitting formal offers to purchase Right-of-Way and Temporary Construction Easements (TCE). As of December 1, 2017, the subject three (3) property owners have accepted and signed the City's offers for the TCE's. A copy of the agreements are included as Attachments 1, 2 and 3.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The following property owners have accepted the City's offer to purchase the TCE's as indicated in Table 1:
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