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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 15 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />October 18, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Real Property Acquisitions for Warner Avenue Street Improvements <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Authorize Two Purchase Agreements in the Amount of $1,535,000 for Full Real Property <br />Acquisition for Warner Avenue Improvements Phase 2 (Property Owners: Le and <br />Martinez) (Project No. 18-6901) (Non -General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase agreement with Vivian Montejano <br />Martinez for the full acquisition and goodwill (if any) of the property located at 2245 S <br />Hickory Street (APN 016-104-28) in the amount of $725,000, subject to non - <br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase agreement with Huyn T. Le and <br />My Nguyen, husband and wife, and Hien The Le, a single man, as joint tenants, for <br />the full acquisition and goodwill (if any) of the property located at 2247 S Cedar Street <br />(APN 016-212-26) in the amount of $810,000, subject to non -substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Warner Avenue is classified as an East-West Major Arterial in the City's General Plan <br />Circulation Element and the County of Orange Master Plan of Arterial Highways. <br />Improving the one -mile segment of Warner Avenue from Main Street to Wright Street has <br />been a long-term priority project that is being constructed in several phases. <br />Improvements include widening the street from a four -lane roadway to a six -lane arterial, <br />to address safety issues and provide adequate vehicular capacity. Also included in the <br />project is the installation of parkways, raised median landscaping, storm drains, protected <br />bike lanes, sound walls, street lights, and traffic signals. The City is acquiring properties <br />for the development of Phase 2 of the Warner Avenue Improvements Project, bounded <br />by Oak Street and Grand Avenue. Construction is anticipated to begin in Spring 2023. <br />The proposed improvements for the Project originated as a mitigation measure for the Tustin <br />Legacy Project, which involves the redevelopment of the former Tustin Marine Corps Air <br />Station as a mixed -use commercial, residential, and industrial project. As such, the City of <br />City Council 15 — 1 10/18/2022 <br />