City Council

19. LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nAND CITY OF LOS ANGELES LAND RELINQUISHMENT AT THE I-710 STUB TO\nCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES (CSULA) – F2M19-32, M2M23-77\nThe City of Alhambra has been conducting outreach regarding “Advancing Alhambra”\nand/or mobility improvements throughout Alhambra to reduce traffic and congestion\nissues, pursuant to Measure R Funds allocated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan\nTransportation Authority. From “Advancing Alhambra,” improvements have been studied\n8\n5-8-23\nat the Fremont, Atlantic, and Garfield on and off-ramps and at the I-710 Stub (converting\nthe Stub’s 6-lane freeway to a 4-lane arterial). On March 29, 2023, staff met with CSULA\nto provide an update regarding the I-710 Stub arterial concept. At the conclusion of this\nmeeting, CSULA expressed strong interest in retaining its land use agreement for property\nlocated just north of the I-710 Stub. While the City of Alhambra has no ownership in the\nland currently leased by the University, the City’s proposed improvements at the I-710\nStub have no conflict with CSULA’s use of the property. To help support the University’s\nlong-term interests while the City moves forward with Caltrans on the Stub’s arterial\nimprovements, and while the I-710 project goes through a relinquishment process with\nCaltrans, a letter of support to the State of California Caltrans and the City of Los Angeles\nis recommended to ultimately aid relinquishment to CSULA.\nRecommended Action: City Council approve a letter of support for land\nrelinquishment by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the City of\nLos Angeles for property located just north o the I-710 Stub to the California State\nUniversity Los Angeles (CSULA). (M2M23-77)