Subject
Motion - On March 5, 2002, under Council File No. 01-1459, the City Council adopted new procedures for processing street vacations, which require the adoption of a Rule 16 motion to initiate street vacation proceedings. Under these new procedures, when a petitioner submits an application and a fee deposit to the Bureau of Engineering, the Chair of the Public Works Committee is required to introduce a motion for the purposes of assigning a Council File Number and initiating the investigation of the vacation.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, owner of the property with Assessors Parcel Number APN 5173-001-024; has submitted an application requesting to vacate Ducommun Street, from Alameda Street to 18' easterly thereof, located in Council District Fourteen (14).
Additionally, the adoption of the following recommendations does not constitute or imply approval of the vacation.
THEREFORE MOVE that upon adoption of this motion, street vacation proceedings be initiated pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law.
FURTHER MOVE that the Bureau of Engineering be directed to investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
FURTHER MOVE that the Bureau of Engineering present its report regarding the feasibility of vacating the requested area to the Public Works Committee.
File History
4-14-04 - This day's Council session
4-14-04 - File to Calendar Clerk for placement on next available Council agenda
4-21-04 - Council Action - Motion ADOPTED
4-26-04 - File in files
4-6-05 - For ref - Communication from the Bureau of Engineering, dated March 31, 2005, relative to the vacation request for Ducommun Street from Alameda Street to 18 feet easterly thereof - VAC E1400902.
4-6-05 - Ref to Public Works Committee
4-6-05 - File to Public Works Committee Clerk
5-16-07 - Council Action - Public Works Committee report ADOPTED to:
1. FIND that all mitigation measures that are within the City's control have been imposed, as described in the Final Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 1999081061; PL 362-07) that is associated with the impacts of said street vacation and that other mitigation measures that are not within the City's authority have been or should be imposed as set forth in the findings of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), dated February 28, 2002, which is this Council file and incorporated and further FIND that no new information exists to show that said project or circumstances of said project have been changed to require additional environmental review, as described in State California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 Guidelines 15162, and therefore, the existing environmental documents adequately describe the potential impacts for said street vacation.
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the City Engineer dated March 31, 2005, as the Findings of the Council.
3. ADOPT the accompanying City Engineer report dated March 31, 2005 to approve the vacation.
4. WAIVE the fees for said vacation proceeding in accordance with Section 7.46 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC).
5. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to set a public hearing date for June 19, 2007 - Mitigated Negative Declaration ADOPTED - Findings ADOPTED
6-19-07 - Council Action - Public Hearing Closed - No Protests - City Engineer Instructed to Proceed
6-29-07 - File to Public Works Committee Clerk OK
6-29-07 - File in files