HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - August 4, 1999 E-08CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Caltrans Landscape Maintenance Agreement and Right -of -Way Decertification Request for
225 North Guild Avenue
MEETING DATE: August 4, 1999
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the Council take the following action:
1. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute an agreement with Caltrans and the property owner
for the maintenance of landscape and parking areas within the Victor Road (Highway 12) right-of-way at
225 North Guild Avenue (1362 Victor Road).
2. Authorize staff to submit a request to Caltrans for decertification of excess right-of-way in Victor Road
along the north boundary of 225 North Guild Avenue.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Street improvements for the property at 225 North Guild Avenue (1362 Victor Road) were
installed with the Teresi Industrial Park project in 1991. Caltrans required a right-of-way
dedication of 20 feet along Victor Road in conjunction with that project. The street
improvements were installed in alignment with those installed with developments east anc
west of the project years earlier. The right-of-way was "behind" those improvements and in order to use it as part of the
highway, major widening would need to be done both east and west of the Teresi property. The current parcel boundaries
and Victor Road right-of-way are shown on Exhibit A.
A building permit application has been submitted for the construction of anew metal warehouse on the site. This project
has been designated as a "Fast Track" project. The owner of the parcel, Mr. John Teresi, and the warehouse tenant,
Interlake, Inc. (Lodi Fab Industries) have requested that required landscaping and a portion of the parking area for the
project be allowed to encroach into the 20 -foot right-of-way dedication mentioned above to accommodate their project.
Adjacent parcels along the south side of Victor Road are developed and have existing structures that would make road
widening to the south unfeasible. In addition, staff is pursuing street improvements, including curb, gutter, sidewalk,
landscaping, fence installation and road widening, along the railroad right-of-way on the north side of Victor Road to
accommodate four future travel lanes. Since these improvements would make widening to the south unnecessary, staff has
had discussions with Caltrans regarding conditions to allow the encroachment or the possibility of decertifying (abandoning)
the 20 -foot strip of right-of-way to allow the project to proceed. The existing Victor Road right-of-way and improvements in
the project vicinity are shown on Exhibit B.
To date, Caltrans has indicated that the landscaping encroachment could be allowed under the terms of a maintenance
agreement if the agreement were executed by the City. A draft agreement has been submitted for staff comment. The
owner and tenant are aware that maintenance would be their responsibility and that they would be required to enter into a
similar agreement with the City should the City acquire permission for the encroachment. Staff would also like to continue
efforts to have the right-of-way decertified to remove the encroachment and maintenance issues.
In order to keep the project moving, staff recommends that the Council authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute
a maintenance agreement with Caltrans and the property owner to allow the encroachment of project improvements into the
Victor Road right-of-way. Staff also recommends that Council approve a request to Caltrans for decertification of the excess
right-of-way on the project site.
FUNDING: Not applicable.
Prepared by Sharon A. Welch, Senior Civil Engineer
Attachments
cc: Rad Bartlam, Community Development Director
Sharon Welch, Senior Civil Engineer — Development Services
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CITY COUNCIL
KEITH LAND, Mayor
STEPHEN J. MANN
Mayor Pro Tempore
SUSAN HITCHCOCK
ALAN S. NAKANISHI
PHILLIP A. PENNING
Mr. John Teresi
P. O. Box 1270
Lodi, CA 95241
CITY OF NODI
CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET
P.O. BOX 3006
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
(209) 333-6706
FAX (209) 333-6710
July 29, 1999
H. DIXON FLYNN
City Manager
ALICE M. REIMCHE
City Clerk
RANDALL A. HAYS
City Attorney
Mr. Cecil Dillon
Dillon & Murphy Engineering
P. O. Box 2180
Lodi, CA 95241-2180
SUBJECT: Caltrans Landscape Maintenance Agreement and Right -of -Way
Decertification Request for 225 North Guild Avenue
Enclosed is a copy of background information on an item on the City Council
agenda of Wednesday, August 4, 1999. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the
City Council Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street.
This item is on the regular calendar for Council discussion. You are welcome to attend.
If you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council,
City of Lodi, P.O. Box 3006, Lodi, California, 95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the
mail. Or, you may hand -deliver the letter to City Hall, 221 -West Pine Street.
If you wish to address the Council at the Council Meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's
card (available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting) and
give it to the City Clerk. If you have any questions about communicating with the
Council, please contact Alice Reimche, City Clerk, at 333-6702.
If you have any questions about the item itself, please call Sharon Welch,
Senior Civil Engineer, at 333-6800, ext. 659.
Richard C. Prima, Jr.�
Public Works Director
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Enclosure
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