CITY OF MERCED - File #: 20-298

• File #: 20-298
• Version: 1
• Type: Consent Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/8/2020
• In control: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency
• On agenda: 7/6/2020
• Final action: 7/6/2020
• Title: SUBJECT: Adoption of Resolution Declaring the Intent to Vacate a 315-Square-Foot Excess Portion of an Alley to the Adjacent Property at 1001 W. 16th Street, Generally Located on the Northwest Corner of 16th Street and Q Street, and Setting a Public Hearing for August 3, 2020, (Vacation #20-03) REPORT IN BRIEF Considers the abandonment of a City easement at 1001 W. 16th Street. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2020-43, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, declaring its intention to vacate a 315-square-foot excess portion of an alley to the adjacent property at 1001 W. 16th Street, generally located at the northwest corner of 16th Street and Q Street (Vacation #20-03) and setting time and place for Public Hearing.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/6/2020	1	City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency	approved	Pass

Report Prepared by: Francisco Mendoza-Gonzalez, Associate Planner, Development Services

Title
SUBJECT: Adoption of Resolution Declaring the Intent to Vacate a 315-Square-Foot Excess Portion of an Alley to the Adjacent Property at 1001 W. 16th Street, Generally Located on the Northwest Corner of 16th Street and Q Street, and Setting a Public Hearing for August 3, 2020, (Vacation #20-03)

REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers the abandonment of a City easement at 1001 W. 16th Street.

RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2020-43, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, declaring its intention to vacate a 315-square-foot excess portion of an alley to the adjacent property at 1001 W. 16th Street, generally located at the northwest corner of 16th Street and Q Street (Vacation #20-03) and setting time and place for Public Hearing.

Body
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to modifications as conditioned by Council; or,
3. Deny based on specific findings; or,
4. Refer back to staff for reconsideration of specific items as requested by Council; or,
5. Continue to a future meeting (date and time to be specified in Council motion).

AUTHORITY
Part 3, Chapter 3 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California authorizes the City Council to vacate a right-of-way or easement. The vacation shall be made by adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 8335 of the Code, and shall be recorded pursuant to Section 8336. The City of Merced Administrative Policies and Procedures No. A-6 provides direction to staff for processing vacation requests, and City Resolution 86080 establishes a policy concerning costs associated with the vacation.

CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Not applicable.

DISCUSSION
Request

The subject site is adjacent to a vacant 0.33-acre parcel zoned Central Commercial (C-C) located at the northwest corner of 16th Street and Q Street (Attachment 1). Adjacent to the...