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 Los Angeles Unified School District, owner of the property legally described as Lots 1 - 25, Block 3 and Lots 1, 2, 6 -15, Block 4 of the Western Avenue Square Tract, has submitted an application for a vacation located in Council District 8.
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 the 47th Street Vacation District, 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.
FURTHER MOVE that upon review of the Public Works Committee, the City Clerk be directed to schedule this request for the City Council's consideration at the appropriate time under the City's Street Vacation procedures.
File History
11-7-06 - This day's Council session
11-7-06 - File to Council and Legislative Processing Clerk for placement on next available Council agenda
11-14-06 - Council Action - CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 17, 2006
11-17-06 - Council Action - Motion ADOPTED
11-27-06 - File in files
3-21-07 - For ref - Communication from the Bureau of Engineering, dated March 16, 2007, relative to initiating vacation proceedings for 47th Street and alley westerly of Western Avenue Vacation District - VAC-E1401023.
3-23-07 - Ref to Public Works Committee
3-23-07 - File to Public Works Committee Clerk
5-23-07 - Council Action - Public Works Committee report ADOPTED to:
1. FIND that the vacation of 47th Street and the alley westerly of Western Avenue Vacation District, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines.
2. FIND that the street vacation proceedings pursuant to the Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law be instituted for the vacation of the public right-of-way indicated below and shown colored blue on Exhibit B of the March 16, 2007 City Engineer report and attached to the Council file:
a. 47th Street between St. Andrews Place and Western Avenue.
b. Alley southerly of 46th Street between St. Andrews Place and the alley westerly of Western Avenue.
c. Alley westerly of Western Avenue from 46th Street to approximately 19.75 feet northerly of the alley southerly of 47th Street.
3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the City Engineer dated March 16, 2007, as the Findings of the Council.
4. ADOPT the accompanying City Engineer report dated March 16, 2007 to approve the vacation.
5. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to set a public hearing date for June 20, 2007 - Findings ADOPTED - Categorical Exemption APPROVED
6-6-07 - File to Council and Legislative Processing Clerk
6-20-07 - Council Action - Public Hearing Closed - Protest DENIED - City Engineer Instructed to Proceed
6-29-07 - File to Public Works Committee Clerk OK
7-2-07 - File in files