RES-2015-183RESOLUTION NO. 2015 - 183
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM DETERMINING THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND
NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 1252 NORTH BROOKHURST STREET FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THE BROOKHURST STREET WIDENING —15
TO SR 91 FREEWAY PROJECT (R/W ACQ 2013 - 00455)
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim has been investigating the acquisition ofproperty located at
1252 North Brookhurst Street for the purposes of making public roadway improvements pursuant to
the circulation element of the General Plan of the City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2015 and continued to June 2, 2015, after no less than fifteen (15)
days written notice to the owners of the Property referenced above, and more specifically described
in the legal descriptions attached hereto as Exhibit "A ", which legal descriptions are incorporated
herein by reference ( "Property "), the City Council of the City of Anaheim held a hearing for the
purposes of allowing the record owners of such property reasonable opportunity to appear and be
heard regarding the City's identification of the "Project" as the Brookhurst Street Widening — I5 to
SR 91 Freeway Project ( "Project "), and on the following matters:
A. Whether the public interest and necessity require the project.
B. Whether the Project is planned or located in a manner which is most
compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury;
C. Whether the Property proposed to be acquired is necessary for the Project;
and
D. Whether the offer required by Government Code § 7267.2 had been given to
the owners of record;
and whether the City had properly exercised all of its statutory responsibilities and duties antecedent
to the exercise of eminent domain against the Property including review under CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, as a result of such hearing, has determined that the public
health, safety and welfare require that the City acquire the Property more particularly described
herein for the purposes of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Project for which the Property to be acquired is sought has previously been
reviewed under applicable environmental review procedures, including the Initial Study and
Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Brookhurst Street Widening - 15 to SR91 Freeway Project
approved by the City Council on January 29, 2013, in accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), an Environmental
Assessment with Finding of No Significant Impact (EA /FONSI), approved on September 12, 2014;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim is authorized to acquire the Property under authority of its
own charter, and Government Code §§ 37350.5 and 40404;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Anaheim,
California, that the City Council does hereby find, determine and declare upon evidence presented to
the City Council as follows:
SECTION I . The Project for which the property is being acquired is the Brookhurst Street
Widening - I5 to SR91 Freeway Project which consists of the widening and improving of Brookhurst
Street, including installation of street landscaping and public utilities. The Location of the Project is
depicted generally in the project precise alignment dated March 13, 2013 and presented to the City
Council as part of the record of hearing in this matter.
SECTION II. The Property to be acquired is located within the City at 1252 North
Brookhurst Street (Assessor Parcel No. 072 - 291 -06). The Property the City seeks to acquire, and the
Property interests sought, consist of the following:
A. Fee interest title to Property consisting of approximately 6,283 square feet, as
more specifically described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
SECTION III The public interest and necessity require the Project, in that the City's General
Plan, and specifically the Circulation Element, calls for the improvement of Brookhurst Street in the
manner contemplated by the Project. The Project is designed to relieve regional traffic congestion
and improve the capacity of the street, which will require continuity in the roadway alignment and
traffic handling capacity of the streets.
SECTION IV . The Project is located in a manner most compatible with the greatest public
good and least private injury, in that the design of the roadway widening must of necessity occupy
land which is immediately adjacent to the existing roadway, in order to maintain the continuity of the
alignment of the road for all users. The property to be taken for the Project is necessitated and
established by the street alignment in an effort to minimize any disproportionate burden or impact of
the required property being taken from individual property owners. The Project is designed in a
manner compatible with the greatest public good, in that the Project will involve road widening,
undergrounding of utilities, and upgrading parkway landscaping, along with drainage improvements.
This will enhance the utility of the area and help improve traffic circulation.
SECTION V . The Property is necessary for the proposed Project, in that the roadway
widening must occur on property immediately adjacent to the existing roadway.
SECTION VI. The offer required by Government Code § 7267.2 has been made to the record
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owners, by way of letter dated June 11, 2014. Staff has attempted to negotiate with the record
owners subsequent to this offer, but such negotiations have not proved successful in securing the
necessary property interests outside of more formal proceedings.
SECTION VII To the extent any of the property to be taken herein is devoted to a public
use, the City finds that the proposed use for the Project is compatible with, or more necessary to,
such public use, and that the City is authorized to acquire the Property pursuant to Code of Civil_
Procedure § § 1240.510 and 1240.610.
SECTION VIII The Project has been reviewed and approved under Initial Study and
Mitigated Negative Declaration, adequately reviewed and approved on January 29, 2013, referenced
in the Notice of Hearing which was sent in connection with this Resolution. The City Council finds
and determines that since the time of that certification there have been no subsequent changes with
respect to the circumstances under which the Project is to be undertaken, no new information of
substantial importance regarding significant effects or mitigation measures or alternative which has
become available, and no subsequent changes have been proposed in the Project which would
require important revisions to the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration such that no
further environmental review attending this proposed acquisition is necessary.
SECTION IX . The law firm of Rutan & Tucker, LLP, special counsel for the City of
Anaheim, and the City Attorney are hereby authorized to prepare and prosecute in the name of the
City, such special proceedings in the proper court having jurisdiction thereof, as are necessary for
acquisition of the Property described herein, and to prepare and file such pleadings, documents, and
otherwise prosecute such actions as may be necessary in the opinion of such attorneys to acquire for
the City the Property. Such attorneys are specifically authorized to take whatever steps and /or
procedures are available to them under the Eminent Domain Law of the State of California,
including, but not limited to, seeking orders for prejudgment possession of the property. The City
Attorney is authorized to assign any work in such action to other attorneys as the City Attorney may
deem appropriate.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Anaheim this -4 day of�2015, by the following roll call vote:
2nd JU E
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Kring, Council Members Murray, Brandman,
and Vanderbilt
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Tait
ABSTAIN: None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
By:
`t MA OR OF THE CITY OF aAHEIM
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY 6F ANAHEIM
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
The land referred to herein is situated in the State of California, County of Orange, City of
Anaheiirn and described as follows:
Lot 28 of Tract 2197, in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, as per map recorded
in Book 62 Pages 46, 47 and 48 of miscellaneous maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said
County.
Except therefrom all oil, gas, minerals and other hydrocarbons, below a depth of 500 feet, without the
right of surface entry, as reserved in deeds of record
APN: 072 - 291 -06
(End of Legal Description)
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