Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout25C - 818 S BRISTOLREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2007 TITLE: PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR 818 S. BRISTOL STREET (PROJECT 06-1500) / CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 15` Reading ^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute agreements with: R. Barbara Farkas, Trustee of the Farkus Trust dated December 20, 1988 for the purchase of the residential property located at 818 S. Bristol in the amount of $635,000. DISCUSSION On~May 7, 2007, the City Council approved the cooperative agreement between the City and the Orange County Transportation Authority to fund Bristol Street improvements between McFadden Avenue and Pine Street. Improvements include widening of the street from four lanes to six, landscaping in the parkways and the median islands, and other amenities as outlined in the Specific Plan. To accommodate the widening, the acquisition of entire properties, as listed above, are required (Exhibit 1). The purchase amounts are the appraised value prepared by an appraiser licensed in the State of California. On March 19, 2007, the City Council authorized the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute a purchase contract on the subject real property for $620,000. Since then, unforeseen title and legal issues have resulted in increased closing cost to complete the transaction. The revised acquisition agreement, for $635,000, will allow the City to complete the transaction necessary for the road widening project. 25C-1 Purchase Agreements October 1, 2007 Page 2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed project has been determined to be adequately evaluated in the previously prepared Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Assessment EIR No. 89-O1 approved by City Council in 1990. FISCAL IMPACT Funds are appropriated in the Select Street Construction Fund (account no. 59-553-6611). APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: Jam G. Ross ~ancisco Gutierrez n./~ Ex utive Director ~ Executive Director P lic Works Agency Finance & Mgmt. Services Agency 25C-2