TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. Subject
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Grant of easement to AT&T California, located in the Grand Street parking lot, south of the Community Services building addressed as 230 E. Chapman Ave.
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2. Summary
Granting of easement to AT&T California, located in the Grand Street parking lot, south of the Community Services building addressed as 230 E. Chapman Ave.
3. Recommended Action
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Approve the granting of an easement to AT&T California, located in the Grand Street parking lot south of the Community Services building, addressed as 230 E. Chapman Ave; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute 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 4: Provide Outstanding Customer Service
b: Provide facilities and services to meet customer expectations.
6. Discussion and Background
In 1968, the City granted an easement for communication lines to Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, now AT&T California (AT&T), from Grand Avenue to the First United Methodist Church. The easement was recorded July 2, 1968, document no. 2271, book 8648, page 723 of the official records.
Recently AT&T needed to install high-speed fiber optic communication lines to the church. Rather than utilize the 1968 easement, requiring removal and replacement of sidewalk in the parking lot, AT&T determined it would be quicker and more cost effective to locate the lines in a new easement that would only require cutting into pavement. The new proposed easement is located approximately 10 feet south of the 1968 easement.
Tonight’s action is for the approval of the new easement to AT&T California. This easement is being granted with the condition that AT&T must remove their equipment from the easement area and quitclaim the easement back to the City within 60 days of written notice by, and at no cost to, the City. This ensures the City will not incur any additional cost if the easement area is needed for any future development.
7. ATTACHMENTS
• Easement deed
• Location Map (Exhibit “C”)