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RES-2013-080RESOLUTION NO. 2013- 080 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING PRIOR RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -004 RELATING TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1006 -1032 NORTH TUSTIN AVENUE, CLARIFYING THE SCOPE OF EASEMENTS BEING ACQUIRED FOR THE TUSTIN AVENUE AND LA PALMA AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, the City Council on or around January 10, 2012 considered and passed its Resolution No. 2012 -004, a Resolution of Necessity specifying various interests and property proposed to be acquired from property located at 1006 -1032 North Tustin Avenue, for the purposes of the Tustin Avenue and La Palma Avenue Improvement Project; and WHEREAS, in that Resolution, the property to be acquired was described as a street easement, a non - exclusive public utility and wall easement, and a temporary construction easement; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to clarify the scope of the rights being acquired, and the scope of the rights and uses reserved to the owner of the property, under the non - exclusive public utility and wall easement, in order to avoid any ambiguity with respect to the parties' respective rights and obligations under the non - exclusive public utility and wall easement; and WHEREAS, physical construction on the Tustin Avenue And La Palma Avenue Improvement Project has not yet begun, such that clarification of the terms of the easement referred to in Resolution 2012 -004 is timely to clarify the scope of, and duration of, construction activities required for the Project, and to limit the potential for unintended interpretations of the easement rights sought, and to otherwise clarify the permissible rights reserved to the owners of the property upon which the easements are sought; and WHEREAS, the Project work that has been contemplated for the public utility and wall easement has always been proposed to consist of relocating existing overhead electrical utility wires, installation of underground water utility facilities, and access for maintenance and construction of a retaining wall on adjacent property, as shown on the approved Project plans, none of which would, or was intended to, preclude the use of available portions of the easement area for compatible uses, such as parking, but such compatible uses were not specifically reserved in the descriptions of the easement in Resolution 2012 -004; and prior to initiation of' Project construction, the City believes it will be beneficial to specify such reserved compatible uses; and WHEREAS, on May 28, 2013, after no less than fifteen (15) days' written notice to The owners of the property referenced above, being the same property as that described in Resolution No. 2012 -004, the City of Anaheim held a hearing to allow the record owners of such property a reasonable opportunity to appear and be heard regarding the amendment to Resolution No. 2012- 004, and the clarification of the scope of rights and responsibilities under the non- exclusive public utility and wall easement described therein. 159/012377 -0127 5567673.2 a05/07/13 -3 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 based upon evidence presented to the City Council as follows: SECTION I. Resolution No. 2012 -004, SECTION II(B) is hereby amended to clarify the scope of the rights and responsibilities of the non - exclusive public utility and wall easement proposed to be acquired by the City for the purposes of the Tustin Avenue and La Palma Avenue Improvement Project, and as such Section II(C) as amended shall read as follows: (b) A non - exclusive public utility and wall construction access and maintenance easement to permit the City, and /or its contractors, to enter onto the area more specifically described in a legal description attached hereto as Exhibit "C," approximately 18,747 square feet, and depicted in Exhibit "C -1" attached hereto. The non - exclusive public utility and wall construction access and maintenance easement shall allow access to the easement area to the City and its contractors, for the purpose of accommodating the construction, placement, operation, maintenance, repair, and restoration of a retaining wall on property immediately adjacent to the easement area, as called for under the approved project plans for the Tustin Avenue and La Palma Avenue Improvement Project, and for maintenance activities as may be required for such wall. The non- exclusive public utility and wall construction access and maintenance easement shall also permit the City, and /or its contractors, to enter onto the easement area for the placement, operation, maintenance, repair, and restoration, upgrade, renovation, or relocation of underground and overhead public utilities facilities within the described easement area, along with a reasonable right of access to the easement area as may be necessary or convenient for the exercise of the rights conferred hereunder. The owner of the property upon which the easement is situated shall keep the easement area clear of any buildings, permanent structures, shrubs or trees, but the right to place other landscaping consisting of lawn, grass, ground cover, or similar low -lying plant or organic material is reserved to the owner of the property upon which the easement is situated. This non - exclusive public utility and wall construction and access easement reserves to the owner of the property upon which the easement is situated the right to pave, and to pass on, over, and through the easement areas not occupied by utility or other facilities, and to allow vehicles to pass over and upon the surface of such areas, and for the storage or parking of such vehicles, provided, however, that upon not less than twenty four (24) hours notice, the owner shall clear the surface of the easement area of any parked or stored vehicles, and otherwise keep the surface area of the easement area clear of vehicles and other obstructions, for such time and in such areas as may be reasonably necessary for the holder of the easement to perform maintenance, repair, restoration, upgrade, renovation, or relocation work to the utility facilities located thereon. In the performance of such maintenance, repair, restoration, upgrade, renovation, or relocation work, the holder of the easement shall restore the easement area to the same functional condition as is reasonably practicable to the condition that existed before such work, provided such condition is consistent with the terms of this easement. 159/012377 -0127 5567673.2 a05/07/13 -4- SECTION II . City Council finds that the environmental impacts associated with the proposed acquisition and the project for which the property is proposed to be acquired, the Tustin Avenue and La Palma Avenue Improvement Project, has been adequately reviewed and certified by the City Council, January 11, 2011, in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) /Initial Study and Mitigated Declaration Report for the Tustin Avenue La Palma Avenue Improvement Project. SECTION III. Except as specifically amended herein, the remainder of Resolution 2012- 004 remains in full force and effect. SECTION IV. The law firm of Rutan and Tucker, LLP, as special counsel for the City of Anaheim, and the City Attorney, are authorized to prepare and present such pleadings or other instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the clarification of the scope of the non - exclusive public utility and wall easement as provided for herein. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 28 day of may_ 2013, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Mayor Tait, Council Members Eastman, Murray, Brandman and Kring NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None CITY OF ANAHEIM By: ( IZI , 47 MAYOR CITY OF ANAHEIM ATTEST: CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM 159/012377 -0127 5567673.2 a05/07/13 -5- +: 1` v 1: :4 "# O iipqi� III • ' i + fir'!! t!. 1:*# i;�° f � U i- 1 * . " i .� ' :Al t° i " i t t• WWI 1 t 41 4' ' t ' i4: !: ' 159/012377 -0127 55676732 a05/07/13 _6 EXHIBIT AP# 346-132-10 Afe 8�6 -1a$ -478 / FF ti PJiB.tSil49.60 w l ' ! 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