City Council

2. DOCKWEILER DRIVE EXTENSION, PROJECT S3023 - RIGHT-OF-WAY\nACQUISITION - City Council consideration of items pertaining to acquisition of right-\nof-way for the Dockweiler Drive Extension project, S3023.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Find the Addendum to the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project Environmental Impact\nReport complies with the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Title 14\nof the California Code of Regulation Article 11 sections 15162 and 15164, for\nchanges to the approved project.\n2. Adopt a resolution declaring certain real properties owned or to be acquired by the\nCity of Santa Clarita and exchanged with other property exempt surplus land to\nfacilitate right-of-way acquisition for the proposed extension of Dockweiler Drive\nand the proposed bicycle and pedestrian trail, make California Environmental Quality\nAct findings, and direct staff to submit the resolution to the California Department of\nHousing and Community Development for approval.\n3 Adopt a resolution for the Real Property Transfer Agreement between the City of\nSanta Clarita and the County of Los Angeles, and authorize the City Manager or\ndesignee to execute the agreement, subject to final modifications and approval by the\nCity Attorney.\n4. Adopt a resolution approving the summary vacation of a portion of the public right-\nof-way along Lyons Avenue and Placerita Canyon Road, as described and shown on\nExhibit “A” Legal Description and Exhibit “B” Exhibit Map of the attached\nresolution; for the summary vacation of an offer of dedication for private and future\nstreet purposes of Norland Drive, as described and shown on Exhibit “G” Legal\nDescription and Exhibit “H” Exhibit Map of the attached resolution; and reserving\neasements for the Gas Company and Charter Communications as described and\nshown on the Exhibit “C,” “D,” “E,” and “F” of the attached resolution.\n5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to submit the approved certified original\nresolution for summary vacation into escrow, to be recorded following the\nrecordation of the quitclaim deeds exchanged between the City of Santa Clarita and\nthe County of Los Angeles.\n6. Adopt a resolution approving the Real Property Transfer Agreement between the City\nof Santa Clarita and Laurene F. Weste, which authorizes an exchange of land between\nthe parties, and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the agreement,\nsubject to final modifications and approval by the City Attorney.\n7. Adopt a resolution approving the Real Property Transfer Agreement between the City\nof Santa Clarita and Prostor Land, LLC, which authorizes an exchange of land\nbetween the parties, and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the\nagreement, subject to final modifications and approval by the City Attorney.\n8. Approve the Conveyance of Right-of-Way Agreement between the Newhall School\nDistrict and the City of Santa Clarita, which provides for the acquisition of right-of-\nway for a portion of Dockweiler Drive Extension Project.\n9. Adopt a resolution accepting the offer of dedication for Emberbrook Drive, set aside\nfor highway purposes by the County of Los Angeles by Resolution dated June 8,\n1971; accepting another portion of Emberbrook Drive, offered as a future street by\ninstrument numbers 3181, 3182, and 3183, all recorded September 4, 1974, for public\nuse and road purposes; and authorizing a street name change to Dockweiler Drive.\n10. Authorize the City Clerk to record the approved certified original resolution accepting\nEmberbrook Drive and renaming to Dockweiler Drive in the Los Angeles County\nRegistrar-Recorder’s office upon completion of the Dockweiler Drive Extension\nProject and subject to approval from the Director of Public Works.\n11. Authorize the City Manager or designee to grant easements for public use and road\npurposes and public use and trail purposes across City-owned parcels for Dockweiler\nDrive.\n12. Appropriate one-time funds in the amount of $1,600,000 from the Via Princessa\nBridge and Thoroughfare Fee fund (Fund 453) to Dockweiler Drive Extension,\nProject S3023, expenditure account S3023453 – 516101.\n13. Authorize the City Manager or designee to submit $1,100,000 into escrow, to be\ndistributed to the County of Los Angeles at the close of escrow for the Land\nExchange Agreement between the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los\nAngeles.\n14. Authorize the City Manager or designee to reimburse Laurene F. Weste for actual\nexpenses related to relocating the existing septic system out of the Dockweiler Drive\nright-of-way in an amount not to exceed $22,000; authorize the City Manager or\ndesignee to pay Laurene F. Weste $11,000 in compensation for the relocation of\nexisting animal kennels and cargo containers out of the Dockweiler Drive right-of-\nway to another location on the same parcel; and authorize the City Manager or\ndesignee to pay Ms. Weste $32,000 in compensation for the relocation of the water\npipes, valves, and plant material out of the Dockweiler Drive right-of-way.\n15. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents subject to City\nAttorney approval.