City Council
MEETING DATE: 4/26/2017
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Vacation 2017-01: Public Hearing and Resolution to Vacate Certain Streets, Alleys, Public Highway Easements and Utility Easements Northwest of East Palm Canyon Drive and Date Palm Drive.
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FROM:
John A. Corella, P.E. - City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council make the findings contained in the Resolution of Vacation for VAC 2017-01; and adopt the Resolution, conditionally vacating all or portions of Hillery Road (formerly First Street), Allen Avenue, public highway and public utility easements on portions of Lots 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, and 55 as shown on the map of Cathedral City, filed in Book 13, at Pages 24 through 26, inclusive, of Maps, Records of Riverside County, and to vacate public alleys in Lots 45 and 48 of said Cathedral City, as said alleys are shown on the map filed in Book 11, Page 11 of Records of Survey, Records of Riverside County, all located within the East half of Section 33, Township 4 South, Range 5 East, San Bernardino Meridian, at the northwest quadrant of East Palm Canyon Drive and Date Palm Drive; and approve the use of the sample Resolution attached as Exhibit "C" to the Vacation Resolution, as outlined herein, for the vacation of the above streets, alley and easements in portions or segments, as the conditions of their vacation are met.
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BACKGROUND:
The former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Cathedral City acquired a number of properties in the "Eastside" area, located north of Palm Canyon Drive and west of Date Palm. These parcels were acquired and cleared in order to remove blight and to consolidate land for future development. The biggest obstacle to redevelopment of this key area had been the small size and multiple ownership of individual parcels, fragmentation of the developable land mass caused by street and alley configurations, and the need for infrastructure improvements.
In 2012, when the State eliminated ...
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