City Council
MEETING DATE: 11/12/2014
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Road Maintenance Agreement - Messenger Annexation
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FROM:
Leisa Lukes, Economic Development Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a Road Maintenance Agreement with Riverside County for the North City Extended annexation area.
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BACKGROUND:
On September 25, 2014, the Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) approved the annexation application submitted by Mr. Bill Messenger for annexation of the North City Extended Specific Plan (NCESP) area to the City. The approval is subject to several terms and conditions that must be completed prior to recordation of the annexation Certificate of Completion. These terms and conditions require that the City: 1) Enter into an agreement with the County to assume responsibility for maintenance of the full width of Varner Road within the annexation area; 2) Assume responsibility for maintenance of the decorative features on the Bob Hope overcrossing structure within the annexation area; and 3) Secure an easement for, and maintain, the temporary detention basin adjacent to the intersection of Varner Road and Rio Del Sol/Bob Hope Drive.
A draft Agreement for Provision of Road Maintenance has been prepared through a cooperative effort between City and County staff.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed Agreement between the City and County for the provision of road maintenance sets forth the provisions for City maintenance of approximately 2.6 miles of Varner Road located generally west of Rio Del Sol Road and generally east of DaVall Drive, including that which is within City jurisdiction and that which remains within unincorporated County jurisdiction post annexation. In so doing, the potential inefficient maintenance pattern resulting from a staggered ownership between the City and the County for the subject portion of Varner Road would not occur.
The northern half of the Bob Hop...
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