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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: Christopher Price
DATE: July 8, 2003
SUBJECT: GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD/SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD
INTERCHANGE, PROJECT NO. S3005 - PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT FOR GREENBRIER ESTATES, NEWHALL LAND,
AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES RIGHT-OF-WAY
ACQUISITION
DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Engineering Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Greenbrier Estates; authorize the
City Manager to negotiate the purchase of the property between Greenbrier Estates and the City
in the range of $34,030.00 (plus or minus 15 percent); approve the property acquisition between
the City and Newhall Land; and approve the Letter of Agreement for the Santa Clara Yard
relocation between the City and County of Los Angeles, subject to City Attorney approval, for
the Golden Valley Road/Soledad Canyon Road Interchange, Project No. 53005.
BACKGROUND
Due to the rapidly approaching start of construction for this major project, staff must assure that
agreements for purchases of property be certified for right-of-way, so that City staff can apply to
Caltrans for approval to continue with the next phase of this project. State guidelines require that
all right-of-way acquisitions be certified so that official funding approval can be granted to the
City to advertise for construction bids.
As part of the Golden Valley Road/Soledad Canyon Road Interchange (Interchange), Valley
Center Drive was designed to connect these two major roads. The City previously purchased an
area of property to the west of Golden Valley Road to be designated as Valley Center Drive.
However, due to geometric design criteria, it is necessary to acquire a small portion of
right-of-way from Greenbrier Estates and Newhall Land.
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On the southerly side of the Interchange project, separate negotiations have been ongoing in
order to facilitate this project. City staff has been in contact with County staff to arrange the
means to relocate the County's Santa Clara Maintenance Yard from its current location to another
site within the adjacent Centre Pointe Business Park. This relocation is necessary for the south
approach to the Interchange.
The City's General Plan Circulation Element identifies the ultimate roadway network for the
buildout of the General Plan, which includes Golden Valley Road. This roadway is also
identified in the Bridge & Thoroughfare (B&T) District and represents an important additional
roadway link to improve travel within the City. The construction of Golden Valley Road calls
for the development of an Intersection/Interchange project that crosses Soledad Canyon Road,
and will eventually cross the Santa Clara River and connect to the future extension of Newhall
Ranch Road.
In November 1999, the City began the preliminary design and environmental assessment phase
of the Interchange project. Through this process, four conceptual alignments for the Interchange
project were analyzed to determine potential environmental and fiscal impacts in order to allow
the City Council to make a final determination regarding the alignment of the proposed
Interchange.
Subsequent to this action, at their regularly scheduled meeting of July 11, 2000, City Council
adopted a resolution approving the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Interchange
project, and directed staff to file a Notice of Determination. Additionally, City Council made a
final determination on the design alternative and directed staff to proceed with the development
of the second phase of the Interchange project, subject to the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
1. City Council not approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement, and direct staff to initiate
eminent domain proceedings to acquire right-of-way needed to accommodate the future
Golden Valley Road/Soledad Canyon Road Interchange project.
2. Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
At this time, adequate funds are available to acquire the subject property needed to accommodate
this future roadway under Account No. 53005301.
ATTACHMENTS
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