Agenda - Council - 05/27/1997 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I By: LLA/~A STREET UPDATE William K. Goodrich, City Attorney I I I I Background: On April 22, 1997 the Council tabled action on acquisition of a 39 foot wide parcel of land for the right of way to construct a segment of Llama street lying south of Highway 10. The delay was to allow for negotiations between the Alpaca Partnership and Joe Nathe, owner of the 39 foot strip. I met with the parties on Wednesday, April 30th~ At that time, the Alpaca Partnership made an offer to purchase the right of way, which offer was subsequently rejected by Mr. Nathe. To date Mr. Nathe has not made a counter offer. The enclosed May 16, 1997 letter from the Shorewood RV's attorney threatens legal action against the City and the Alpaca Partnership if their access issue is not resolved immediately. I I I Observation: City staff believes a safety issue as well as transportation planning issue does exist in the event Riverdale Drive dead ends at the Shorewood RV site as this will result in an approximately 2,289 foot cul de sac at the westerly end of Riverdale Drive. It should be noted that this area is not served by City water and fire vehicles and other emergency vehicles would, of course, require use of this single access street. Recommendation: It is staff's recommendation that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the initiation of eminent domain proceedings. Since the direct benefit of this action will be to the Alpaca Estates 4th Addition subdivision, cost associated with the eminent domain proceedings should be charged against that subdivision escrow. Negotiations between the parties can still continue while the condemnation process proceeds. Motion to adopt Resolution #97-05-XXX authorizing eminent domain proceedings for the property required to improve Llama Street between T.H. #10 and Riverdale Drive. Reviewed by: City Engineer City Administrator Finance Officer