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.
Shirley K. Roberts, owner of the property legally described as Lots 2 and 3 of Tract 972, and Lots 192 and 193 of Tract 1507, has submitted an application for a vacation located in Council District 8. The petitioners have also submitted a fee deposit to cover the cost of processing the vacation proceedings.
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 to vacate Van Ness Avenue and Cimarron Street northerly of Rodeo Road to their terminus at the MTA right-of-way, 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
10-11-06 - This day's Council session
10-11-06 - File to Calendar Clerk for placement on next available Council agenda
10-18-06 - Council Action - Motion ADOPTED
10-24-06 - File in files
2-28-07 - For ref - Communication from the Bureau of Engineering, dated February 16, 2007, relative to the vacation of Van Ness Avenue and Cimarron Street northerly of Rodeo Road - VAC-E1401015.
3-1-07 - Ref to Public Works Committee
3-1-07 - File to Public Works Committee Clerk
6-25-08 - Communication from the Public Works Committee Clerk, dated June 25, 2008, relative to the vacation of Van Ness Avenue and Cimarron Street - is attached to Council file.
7-2-08 - Communications from the Public, submitted to the Public Works Committee Clerk - is attached to Council file.
7-2-08 - Speaker cards, dated July 2, 2008, submitted in Public Works Committee - are attached to Council file.