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CC - PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of a Resolution Ordering the Vacation of 543 Square Feet of the Portion of Drakewood Avenue Fronting 10701 Ranch Road, Tract No. 18215, Pursuant to Division 9, Part 3 Chapter 3 of the Streets and Highway Code.
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Meeting Date: April 14, 2025
Contact Person/Dept.: Mate Gaspar/Public Works Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5602
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No [X]
Public Notification: E-Mail: Meetings and Agendas - City Council (04/10/2025); and all Utility Companies (04/10/2025).
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (03/24/2025)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution ordering the vacation of 543 square feet of the portion of Drakewood Avenue fronting 10701 Ranch Road, Tract No. 18215, pursuant to Division 9, Part 3 Chapter 3 of the Streets and Highway Code (Attachment 1).
PROCEDURE
1. Mayor seeks a motion from the City Council to receive and file the affidavits of publication and posting of notices and correspondence received in response to the public hearing notices; and,
2. Mayor calls for a staff report, and the City Council Members may pose questions to staff as desired; and,
3. Mayor seeks a motion to open the public hearing; and,
4. Mayor seeks a motion to close the public hearing after all public testimony has been presented; and,
5. The City Council discusses the item and arrives at its decision.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The homeowners of 10701 Ranch Road petitioned the City to vacate a sliver of public right-of-way (543 square feet) in order for it to align with the existing long-term improvements, mainly fencing, behind the back of the curb. A records search determined that the aforementioned property owners own the underlying fee to this portion of Drakewood Avenue. Exhibits A and B of the proposed Resolution include the legal description of the property and proposed street va...
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