HomeMy WebLinkAboutF-22 - Purchase of Parcel of land for Alley East of Fern Street and Adjacent to Pacific Coast HighwayOctober 10, 1988
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Public Works Department
.:CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
. TEM NO. F-22
OCT 10 1998
SUBJECT: PURCHASE OF PARCEL OF LAND FOR ALLEY EAST OF FERN STREET AND
ADJACENT TO PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize City Manager to negotiate purchase of parcel and accept
grant deed on behalf of City.
DISCUSSION:
As a condition of development the 15-foot-wide strip shown on the
attached exhibit was required to be deeded to the City and improved as an alley.
The improvement was completed and Subbiondo & Associates, Inc. deeded the strip
to the City.. The deed was dated January 12, 1977. However, in 1984 the County
Tax Collector claimed that the deed was invalid because the title was vested in
Mr. Subbiondo and his wife. Meanwhile the Subbiondo's stopped paying taxes
because they thought the property belonged to the City. Efforts to locate the
Subbiondo's and have a new deed executed were unsuccessful and so in 1985 the
County Tax Collector sold the property for the back taxes.
Johannes Soelhouwer purchased the property in 1985 from the County for
the minimum bid of $6,250. Since purchasing the strip, Mr. Boelhouwer, who also
owns adjacent commercial property, has been attempting to obtain City permission
to use the strip to satisfy required parking. However, the dimensions of the
strip are such that the City's parking requirements can not be satisfied.
The Pacific Coast Highway widening project requires 2 feet of the
strip for the construction of a sound wall and a 15-foot by 15-foot strip for a
corner cu.t-off. Negotiations with Boelhouwer for the acquisition of the
necessary easements have resulted in Boelhouwer offering to sell the entire
strip to the City for $10,000. This amount is roughly equivalent to
Boelhouwer's cost of $6,250 plus interest, taxes and maintenance.
.If the strip is acquired, portions would be used for the sound wall and
corner cut-off a,nd the remaining 13 feet would be used for the alley which has
already been improved to City Standards. The guy wire that presently blocks the
alley would be removed.
Funds are available for the acquisition in Account No. 1.93331003.
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Benjamin 8. Nolan
Public Works Director
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PROPOSED SOUNDWALL
COAST
SCALE 1. 40'
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
ALLEY ACQUISITION
EAST OF FERN ST. & NORTH OF
PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
HIGHWAY
DRAWN RMQ DATE SEPT. 1988
APPROVED
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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