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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: David Fine, Economic Development Specialist
SUBJECT: Ratify the City Manager’s Signature on Public Access and Street Lighting
Easements Procured for the North Seventh Urban Renewal District’s Street Lighting and Sidewalk Project
MEETING DATE: October 19, 2015
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent RECOMMENDATION: Ratify the City Manager’s signature on public access and street
lighting easements procured for the North Seventh Urban Renewal District’s Street Lighting and
Sidewalk Project.
BACKGROUND:
The North Seventh Urban Renewal District (NSURD) is working on a project to enhance
the safety and aesthetics of the North 7th Avenue corridor by installing setback sidewalks
buffered by boulevard, and decorative luminaries. The existing right-of-way along the corridor
will not accommodate a sidewalk setback, so the district has been acquiring public access and lighting easements from property owners on a voluntary basis for one dollar ($1.00) and for other
valuable consideration. Construction on Phase 2 of the project between Juniper St. and Durston
Rd. has commenced, with construction expected to be complete by the end of 2015.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:
Construction of Phase 2 of the project commenced without all of the easements being
obtained. Right-of-way exists to install the underground wiring for street lights that may be
installed in the future, but there is inadequate existing right- of way for a setback sidewalk. As a
result, there may be temporary gaps in the installation of decorative luminaries, as the District works to obtain easements from property owners in Phase 2 that have not yet been willing to
provide easements. The principal obstacle to obtaining the remaining easements has been the
requirement that property owners maintain grass or landscaping in the proposed boulevard strip.
Staff is continuing its effort to work with property owners obtain these easements.
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ALTERNATIVES: As determined by the Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS:
The five easements resulted in one dollar ($1.00) of consideration per easement and a total of five dollars ($5.00) of cost to the City.
Attachments:
1. AMERCO Real Estate Company Easement
2. Rowland Easement
3. Schwier Easement
4. 7th and Main Building LLC. Easement
5. Decosse Westgate Partnership LP. Easement
Report prepared on October 10, 2015
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