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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-007
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA APPROVING THE RELOCATION PLAN FOR
PHASE 2 IMPROVEMENTS OF THE WARNER AVENUE
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT BETWEEN OAK STREET AND
GRAND AVENUE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and
declares as follows:
A. Warner Avenue is a major east -west transportation facility, which is designated
as a major arterial highway in the City of Santa Ana's Circulation Element of
the General Plan. Improving the 1-mile Warner Avenue segment from Main
Street to Wright Street has been a long-term priority project that is being
constructed in several phases.
B. Effective July 1, 2016, the City Council approved a cooperative agreement
between the City and the Orange County Transportation Authority for the
widening of Warner Avenue between Oak Street and Grand Avenue.
C. The M2 CTFP Master Funding Agreement (No. C-1-2783), as amended,
committed OCTA to contribute funding for various phases of the Warner
Avenue widening project.
D. The Public Works Agency is acquiring property for development of Phase 2,
bounded by Oak Street and Grand Avenue, and expects to complete the right-
of-way acquisition process by fall 2020. Construction is anticipated to begin in
summer 2021.
E. Pursuant to California Government Code section 7260, et seq., a public entity
is required to adopt a relocation plan, by resolution, whenever it enters into an
agreement for acquisition of real property or an agreement for the disposition
and development of property that would lead to displacement of people from
their homes.
F. Section 6002 and 6038 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division
1, Chapter 6, et seq., requires the adoption of a Relocation Plan due to the
displacement of residential and business occupants.
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G. A relocation plan has been prepared in conformance with applicable provisions
of the California Government Code section 7260, et seq., and the Relocation
Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 6, and
has been made available for public review since December 20, 2019. Each
potential displaced occupant was given written notification regarding the Plan's
availability and an opportunity to submit questions or comments.
H. The primary purpose of the Relocation Plan is to outline the requirements for
moving and re-establishing the displaced residential and business occupants,
and to demonstrate the level of advisory and financial assistance that will be
provided.
Based on occupant interviews, needs analyses, and searches for appropriate
replacement sites, the Agency estimates relocation costs to be approximately
$1,250,000.
Section 2. The City Council hereby approves the Relocation Plan for the
acquisition activities for Phase 2 of the Warner Avenue widening plan between Oak Street
and Grand Avenue. A copy of the Plan will be available in the City's Public Works Agency.
Section 3. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the
proposed project has been determined to be adequately evaluated in the previously
prepared Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2012101004) approved by the
City Council on September 1, 2015.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this
Resolution.
ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 2020.
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Mi A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: J 74 IN.
�Ibhn M. Funk
Assistant City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
Bacerra, Iglesias Penaloza, Pulido, Solorio,
Villegas (6)
None (0)
None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Sarmiento (1)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, DAISY GOMEZ, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the attached
Resolution No. 2020-007 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on February 18, 2020.
Date: c)- c� c�D-0
Clerk of the 0ouncil
City of Santa Ana
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