Report to Mayor and City Council
March 15, 2021
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PERMANENT ROADWAY EASEMENTS FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENT OF $75,000 IN CONNECTION WITH CITY PROJECT NO. 675: SEPULVEDA BRIDGE WIDENING, AND APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 22-036 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARSON CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 BUDGET IN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND"
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I. SUMMARY
To proceed with the completion of the plans and specifications for Project No. 675: Sepulveda Boulevard Bridge Widening, the City needs to secure certain permanent easements for roadway and highway purposes totaling approximately 19,500 square feet from Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD) for property adjacent to the Dominguez Channel (Exhibit No. 1; the "Easements").
The City retained the services of Nagasaki and Associates, which appraised the fair market value of the roadway easements and came to a fair market value of $75,000 (Exhibit No. 2). On January 25, 2022, the City received a letter from LA County accepting the City's tentative offer of payment for the Easements in the amount of $75,000.00, along with the proposed grant of easement documents (Exhibit No. 1) and a corresponding approval letter to be executed by City (Exhibit No. 3).
Staff is requesting the City Council approve the acquisition of the Easements by authorizing the payment of $75,000 to LACFCD in exchange for the grant of the Easements to the City, and by authorizing the execution of the necessary documents to effectuate same.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE the payment of $75,000.00 from the City to LACFCD for City acquisition of the Easements in exchange for the grant of the Easements from LACFCD to the City as reflected in the Easements document (Exhibit No. 1), in connection with City Project No. 675: Sepulveda Bridge Widening.
2. APPROVE acceptance of the gran...
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