HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-11-22 - RESOLUTIONS - BOUQUET SOLEDADCYN IMPROV S103 (2)RESOLUTION NO. 05-141
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
PUBLIC INTEREST, CONVENIENCE, AND NECESSITY REQUIRE THE ACQUISITION
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATION OF BOUQUET JUNCTION INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARTTA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Clarita (hereafter "City"), after
consideration of the Agenda Report, staff presentation, discussion, oral testimony, and evidence
presented at the public meeting on November 22, 2005, hereby finds, determines, and declares as
follows:
a. The public interest, convenience, and necessity require the acquisition by City of
certain interests ("Interests") in and to certain real property ("Property") located within the
City, the County of Los Angeles, State of California, for public use relative to public
roads, and all uses appurtenant thereto to be located within and adjacent to Bouquet
Junction Intersection, which includes Soledad Canyon Road to Valencia Blvd.; and
b. The Interests to be acquired consist of the following:
Fee Simple Take - 612 square feet $25,100
Temporary Construction Easement* 500 square feet $2,100
(*TCE not to exceed 12 months from commencement of construction)
Cost of improvements — 240 square feet asphalt $840
372 square feet landscaping $1,860
c. The project, which consists of the proposed improvements to satisfy conditions of
Tract No. 51931, part of the improvements to Bouquet Junction Intersection to improve
public safety and relieve traffic congestion ("Project"), is planned and located in a manner
that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and least private injury; and
d. The City has fully complied with all the provisions of California's Environmental
Quality Act in regard to the Project; and
e. The taking of the Interests as above described is necessary for the stated Project, and
such taking is authorized by Section 19, Article I of the California Constitution,
Section 37350 et seq., and Section 40401 et seq. of the California Government Code,
Section 1230.010 et seq., of the California Code of Civil Procedure, and other applicable
law; and
f. The offer to purchase required by California Government Code Section 7267.2 has
been made to the owner of the property; and
g. The necessary notification of the Notice of Hearing, as required by the California
Code of Civil Procedure, Section 1245.235 was given.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Clarita hereby declares that it is its
intention to acquire said Interests in its name in accordance with the provision of the laws of the
State of California with reference to condemnation procedures.
SECTION 3. That if any of the area of the Interests has been appropriated to some
public use, the public uses to which they are to be applied by the City, as described above, are
more necessary and paramount public uses, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section
1240.610, or at the very least are compatible with the existing public use pursuant to Code of
Civil Procedure, Section 1240.510.
SECTION 4. That the Interests, the acquisition of which is required by said public
interests, convenience, and necessity for the purposes set forth in Section 1 hereof, are located
within the City of Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles, State of California.
SECTION 5. The City Attorney and the firm of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, as special
counsel, under the direction of the City Attorney, are authorized and directed to prepare, institute,
and prosecute in the name of the City such proceedings in the proper court having jurisdiction
thereof as may be necessary for the acquisition of said interest, including filing of an application
for an order of immediate possession prior to judgment.
SECTION 6. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its adoption.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution and certify this
record to be a full, complete, and correct copy of the action taken.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of November, 2005.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CTI'Y CLEP
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 22nd day of November, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ferry, McLean, Weste, Kellar, Smyth
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCR-MEMBERS: None
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true
and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 05-141, adopted by the City Council of the City
of Santa Clarita, California on November 22, 2005, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this _ day of
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Sharon L. Dawson, CMC
City Clerk
By
Susan Coffman
Deputy City Clerk
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