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CouncIl Meeting August 10, 1999
Santa MOnica, Callforn&.UG
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TO Mayor and CIty CouncIl
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Recommendation to Hold a Public Heanng and Adopt the Resolution
Ordermg the Vacation of Excess Street Right-of Way and Public Service
Easements at WIlshIre Place and FIfteenth Court Alleys
IntroductIon
This report recommends that the City Council hold a public heanng to hear comments
from the public regarding the proposed vacation of public access and utility easements
located at WilshIre Place and FIfteenth Court ThIs report also recommends adoptIon of
the resolutIon ordermg the vacation of these easements
Background
From Its InceptIon In 1926, Santa MOnica Hospital Medical Center has functioned as a
non-profit, full-servrce, communlty-based medIcal center The hospital suffered
significant structural damage as a result of the 1994 Northndge Earthquake, requlnng
temporary closure Followmg substantial mtenm structural repairs, the hospital tower
reopened rn 1995. WIth requirements established by the Office of Statewide Health
Plannmg and Development that the hospital tower must either be replaced or upgraded
to current codes by 2003
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In August 1995, the hospital was acqUired by the University of California (UCLA), and
renamed the Santa Monica-UCLA MedIcal Center (8M-UCLA-MC) Following a
detailed assessment of the earthquake damage, and completion of the 8M-UCLA-MC
Master Plan Study, UCLA determmed that repalnng the hospital tower would prove
unacceptably disruptIve to patient care and not be cost effectIve Instead. they
recommended the construction of a new tower and the acquIsition of three commercial
properties fronting Wilshire Boulevard to accommodate a replacement bUilding In
conjunction With the acquIsitIon, UCLA has requested that the City take action to vacate
the public utIlity and rrght-ot-way easements located In W,lshire Place South and
Frfteenth Court alleys (see Attached Legal Descnptlons and Site Maps ot the subject
area)
DISCUSSion
The proposed site for the replacement medIcal taclllty encompasses the entire City
block bounded by WilshIre Boulevard and Anzona Avenue, between 15th and 16th
Streets In conjunction With Its acquIsItion at the parcels along Wilshire Boulevard,
UCLA requests that the City vacate ItS publiC utIlity and nght-ot-way easements located
In Wilshire Place South In addition, they request the vacation at public utility
easements reserved by Resolution Number 3610 (CC8) adopted In 1967 In connection
With the vacatIon ot the nght-ot-way easement In a portion of 15'h Street Court
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Legal descnptlons of properties are provided In Exhibit A of the attached Resolution, as
well as a site survey map showmg the alley and easements to be vacated Completion
of the vacation proceedings shall be contingent upon 1) UCLA obtaining ownership of
the properties located at 1512-1524 Wilshire Boulevard and 1502 Wilshire Boulevard.
and 2) taking all steps necessary to relocate existing utility facilities to the satisfaction of
each utility provider and the City Engmeer Relocations will be performed at UCLA's
sole expense On July 13, 1999 the City Council of the City of Santa MOnica adopted
Resolution No 9423 (CCS) settmg the matter for publtc hearmg and declanng ItS mtent
to order vacatIon of the excess public street right-of-way and public servIce utIlIty
easements located at the site On July 22 and 29, 1999 notices of the proposed
vacatIon proceedIngs were publIshed In the Arqonaut On July 19, 1999 notices of the
proposed vacation proceedings and publiC hearing were posted along the areas to be
vacated Publication and postmgs was done In accordance With California Streets and
Highways Code Sections 8322 and 8323
BudqetlFmanclallmpact
No financial Impact to the City IS anticipated as a result of the vacation of these publiC
access and utility easements
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Recommendation
Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council conduct the public hearmg and
adopt the attached Resolution ordering vacation of the public utility and rlght-ot-way
easements In Wilshire Place South and 1S:h Court alleys
Attachments
Resolution Ordering the vacation ot public access and utility
easements
Legal DescrIptIons
Site Map
Prepared by
Craig Perkms, Director ot Environmental & Public Works
Management
Anthony Antlch, PE, City Engineer
Lmda Moxon, Deputy CIty Attorney
Ruth Odell, Engineering Support Services Supervisor
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City Council Meeting 8-10-99
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NO.9430 (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ORDERING THE VACATION OF EXCESS STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY AND PUBLIC
SERVICE UTILITY EASEMENTS IN WILSHIRE PLACE SOUTH AND 15TH COURT
ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
WHEREAS, the City of Santa MOnica has determmed that the public nght-of-way
and public servrce utrllty easements In the real property descnbed In SectIon 1 and the
attached Exhibits A and B (the "Property") of this Resolution are no longer needed for the
purposes acqUired and that said excess public nght-of-way and the public service utility
easements located therern are not needed for street or any other publIc use, and
WHEREAS, The Regents of the University of California, a California Constitutional
corporatIon ('U nlverslty of California") owns or will acquire certam real property abutting the
Property and has requested that the City vacate the street nght-ot-way easements and
public seNlce utility easements located on, above, or beneath the Property In order to
faCIlitate Its construction of a replacement facIlity for the Santa MOnica-UCLA Medical
Center (the 'ProJect"), and
WHEREAS, on July 13,1999, the City Council of the City of Santa MOnica adopted
Resolution No 9423 (eCS) setting the matter for public heanng and declarmg Its Intent to
order vacation of the excess public street nght-of-way easements and public service utility
easements located on, above and beneath the Property, and
WH E REAS, on July 22 and 29. 1999 notices of the proposed vacation proceedings
were published as reqUired by California Streets and Highways Code Section 8322, and
WHEREAS, on July 19,1999, notices of the proposed vacatIon proceedmgs were
posted as required by CalifornIa Streets and Highways Code Section 8323, and
WHEREAS. the Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") for the Project provides that
the University of California, at Its sole cost and expense, will relocate utility lines and
appurtenant structures ("'Utility FacilIties") located on, above or beneath the Property which
are affected by the Project, and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the vacation of the public street nght-ot-way and publIC
service utIlity easements located on, above or beneath the Property the City Will require
that the University of California, at Its sole expense, take all steps necessary to assure
relocation of the Utility Faclhtles to the satIsfactIon of each respective utility proVider and
the City Engrneer, and
WH EREAS. vacation of the Property must be completed In order that the Umverslty
of California may proceed With the construction of the Project In accordance With the EIR,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOllOWS
SECTION 1 The City Council of the City of Santa MOnica orders vacation of the
excess street nght-of-way easements and publiC service utility easements located on,
above and beneath Wilshire Place South and 15th Court alleys In the City at Santa MOnica,
as more particularly descnbed In the legal descnptlons set forth In Exhibit "A", and depicted
In the draWing attached as Exhibit 'B.', both of which are attached hereto and Incorporated
herein by reference
SECTION 2 Completion of the vacation proceedings and recordation of a
resolution ordenng vacation of the publiC nght-of-way and public service utility easements
shall be contingent upon the UniversIty of Callforma (I) obtaining fee Simple ownership
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of the properties located at 1512-1524 Wilshire Boulevard and 1502 WIlshire Boulevard,
(II) taking all steps necessary to relocate eXisting Utllity FacIlities to the satIsfaction of each
respective utility provider and the City Engineer, and (III) the University of California's
beanng of all costs associated with the relocation of the Utility FaCilities
SECTION 3 From and after the date this Resolution is recorded, the excess street
right-of-way and public service utility easements shall no longer eXist
SECTION 4 ThiS vacation IS completed In accordance With the proVISions of the
Calrfornla Streets and Highways Code, Part 3, "Public Street, Highways and ServIce
Easements Vacation Law", Chapter 3, "General Vacation Procedure"
SECTION 5 Pursuant to Callforma Streets and Highways Code Section 8325, and
subject to satIsfaction of all condItIons to these vacatIon proceedmgs. the CIty Clerk shall
cause a copy of thiS Resolution to be recorded In the office of the County Recorder of the
County of Los Angeles Upon such recordmg, the vacatIon shall be complete
SECTION 6 The CIty Clerk shall certIfy to the adoptIon of thIS Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be In full force and effect
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Adopted and approved thIs 10th of August, 1999
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IPam O'Connor. Mayor
I. Mana M Stewart. City Clerk of the CIty of Santa MonIca, do hereby certrfy that
the foregoIng Resolution 9430(CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
MOnica City Council held on the 10th of August, 1999, by the followIng vote
Ayes
CouncIl members
Holbrook, RosensteIn, McKeown, FeinsteIn.
Mayor Pro Tern Genser, Mayor O'Connor
Noes CouncIl members
Abstarn Council members
Absent
CouncIl members
Bloom
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To:
From:
Subject:
Date:
CraIg Perkrns, DIrector of EnVIronmental & Pubhc \Vorks
DenIse Anderson-Warren, CIty Clerk's Office
MIssmg ongmal contracts
August IS, 1995
There are sull ten outstandmg contracts that the CIty CouDell awarded dunng 1994 and 1995 that
we have yet to receIve the ongmaIs The followmg are a lIst of the contracts that were awarded
U S Bureau of ReclamatIon
So CahfornIa EdIson (ENVEST)
Santa Momca Bay RestoratIOn Project
Wallace, Roberts & Todd
\Vallace, Roberts & Todd
Arthur D Llttle
CA lntergrated Waste Mgmt Board
ETa LImIted
Honeywell DMC
October 25, 1994
December 13, 1994
Apnl 25, 1995
June 13, 1995
June 13, 1995
June 27, 1995
July 11, 1995
July 11, 1995
July 25, 1995
Contract 7104 (CCS)
Contract 7122 (CCS)
Contract 7140 (CCS)
Contract 7147 (CCS)
Contract 7]48 (CCS)
Contract 7149 (CCS)
Contract 7152 (CCS)
Contract 7153 (CCS)
Contract 7155 (CCS)
I have made several phone calls between our office and your office, and at thIS pOlOt, we stIll do
not have the Signed onglOal contract Please proVIde the Deputy Clerk WIth an executed copy of
the contract
Thank You
Demse Anderson-Warren
(310) 458-8212
Date. 26 May1999
RBA No 9810.03610
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT VACATION
EXHIBIT U An - 1
THAT CERTAIN EASEMENT IN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING,
MAINTAINING, OPERATING. REPLACING, REMOVING AND RENEWING ALL
SANITARY SEWERS, STORM DRAINS. WATER MAINS AND OTHER PUBLIC
UTILITY FACILITIES AND APPURTENANT STRUCTURES, RESERVED IN
DOCUMENT RECORDED 16 JUNE 1967 AS INSTRUMENT No. 2753 OF OFF1ClAL
RECORDS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS
THAT PORTION OF THE ALLEY KNOWN AS FIFTEENTH COURT. 20 FEET
WIDE, BETWEEN THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF ARIZONA AVENUE, eo FEET
\'VIOE, AND A LINE 430 FEET NORTHWESTERLY THEREFROM, IN BLOCK 108
OF TOWN OF SANTA MONICA, PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 39 OF
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, PAGES 45 ET SEa.. IN THE OF'FICE OF THE
COUNTY RECORDER OF SAfD COUNTY,
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LI.OYO PILe EN, L.S 6976
LICENSE EXP 9/30/01
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Date 28 May 1999
RBA No 9810036.10
LEGAL DESCRJPTJON
FlFTEENTH COURT ALLEY VACATION
EXHIBIT "Aft - 2
THAT CEF<TAIN ALLEY KNOWN AS FIFTEENTH COURT, 20 FEET WIDE. IN THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
IN BLOCK '09 OF TOWN OF SANTA MONICA, PER MAPS RECORDED IN
BOOK 3 PAGES 80 AND 81, AND IN BOOK 39 PAGES 4S ET SEa. 80TH OF
MISCELLANEOUS RECOROS. IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF
SAID COUNT"(
EXCEPT THEREFROM THAT PORTION OF SAID AlLEY LYING BElWEEN THE
NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF ARIZONA AVENUE, 60 FEET WIDE, AND A UNE
430 ~EET NORTHWESTERLY THEREFROM
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LLOYO PJLCHEN LS.6976
LICENSE EXP 9130/01
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Date 2S May 1999
RBA No 981003610
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
WILSHIRE PLACE SOUTH EASEMENT VACATION
EXHIBIT "A"- 3
iHAT CERTAIN EASEMENT IN THE Cl1Y OF SANTA MONICA, COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES. STATE OF CALIFORNIA. FOR PUBLIC STREET AND HIGHWAY
PURPOSES PER DOCUMENT RECORDED 18 MARCH 1968 AS INSTRUMENT
Nc 2839 OF OF'I=ICIAL RECORDS. MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS
THE NORTHWESTERLY 20 FEET OF LOT U AND THAT PORTION OF LOT V
8EGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE. DISTANT 10 FEET
NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID LJNE FROM THE EASTERLY CORNER OF
SAID LOT V; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID LINE 10 FEET TO SAID
EASTERLY CORNER, THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH-
EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT V A DISTANCE OF= 10 FEET: THENCE
NORTHERLY IN A DIRECT LINE TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. ALL IN BLOCK
105 OF TOWN OF SANTA MONICA, PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 39 OF
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS. PAGES 45 ET SEQ. IN THE OFFICE OF 1liE
COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY
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Dra\ving of Street Right-of-Way and Public Service
Utility Easements to be Vacated
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