TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
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Declare the property located at 515 Fletcher Avenue as Surplus Right-of-Way and authorize Property Exchange with Rexford Industrial Realty, L.P. Resolution No. 11526.
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2. SUMMARY
Declaring the unimproved right-of-way on Fletcher Avenue as surplus and authorizing an exchange of this property with Rexford Industrial Realty, L.P., for a parcel at the southeast corner of Glassell Street and Fletcher Avenue for purposes as a future water well site.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Adopt Resolution No. 11526. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange finding that certain city-owned real property located at 515 Fletcher Avenue east of Glassell Street in the City of Orange is exempt surplus land pursuant to Government Code Section 54221 and finding that the foregoing action is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
2. Approve the exchange of the declared surplus property with Rexford Industrial Realty, L.P.
3. Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the necessary documents for the disposal of the surplus property and the subsequent property exchange on behalf of the City.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
d: Assure the development of the City occurs in a fashion that maximizes public safety.
Goal 2: Be a fiscally healthy community
d: Effectively manage and develop City assets.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Most of Fletcher Avenue's right-of-way, spanning between Glassell Street and the eastern railroad tracks, measures a total width of 60 feet. However, only the northern half, approximately 50 feet, has been developed with sidewalks and street pavement. This leaves the southern 10-foot strip as an unimproved dirt area. Although the existing street adequately connects to Heartside and Beachwood Stree...
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