AddendumCOUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2015
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL 4wz
FROM: LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
MEETING DATE: 11/17/15
ITEM NO: 6
ADDENDUM
SUBJECT: ADOPT A RESOLUTION FOR THE SUMMARY VACATION OF
APPROXIMATELY 0.04 ACRES OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT OF AN
UNNAMED ALLEY OFF OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, BETWEEN PROPERTY
ON 345 AND 337 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
REMARKS:
After the initial staff report was distributed on November 12, 2015, West Valley Sanitation District
(WVSD) e-mailed Town staff to inform them WVSD had changed their Public Service Easement/Public
Utility Easement reservation need from 10 feet to 8 feet. The revised attached resolution (Attachment 2)
reflects this width change for the requested easement. It is standard for West Valley Sanitation to
reserve easement rights. There is current plan for use of the easement rights.
Additionally, following the initial staff report distribution, staff received the following question from a
Council Member:
Question: Exhibit B: At what point does the "alley" terminate?
Answer:
The alley terminates at the back of 345 and 337 Pennsylvania Avenue. These properties back up to
another property that is the abandoned unimproved section of Laurel Avenue. This property is wooded
and hilly. The access through this old alley is difficult and easy access exists along the length of the
property from Wadsworth Avenue.
PREPARED BY: MATT MORLEY
Director of Parks and Public Wor s
Reviewed by: it tiAssistant Town Manager Town Attorney PG Finance
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: ADOPT A RESOLUTION FOR THE SUMMARY VACATION OF
APPROXIMATELY 0.04 ACRES OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT OF AN
UNNAMED ALLEY OFF OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, BETWEEN PROPERTY
ON 345 AND 337 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
Attachment 1 (Previously received with Staff Report on November 12 2015)•
Resolution ordering the summary vacation of approximately .04 acres of public right of way
easement of a 20' wide unnamed alley off of Pennsylvania Avenue, between property on 345 and
337 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Attachment received with this Addendum:
2. Revised resolution ordering the summary vacation of approximately .04 acres of public right of way
easement of a 20' wide unnamed alley off of Pennsylvania Avenue, between property on 345 and
337 Pennsylvania Avenue.
RESOLUTION 2015 -
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ORDERING THE SUMMARY VACATION
OF APPROXIMATELY 0.04 ACRES OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT OF A 20'
WIDE UNNAMED ALLEY OFF OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, BETWEEN PROPERTY
ON 345 AND 337 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos California, that:
WHEREAS, Streets and Highways Code Section 8300 et seq. permits the Town of Los
Gatos to vacate excess public right of way if that right of way is unnecessary for present or
prospective public use; and
WHEREAS, the offer of public right-of-way described in Exhibit A hereto and depicted in
the map contained in Exhibit B has not been used for any public right-of-way purpose, and that
purpose no longer exists; and
WHEREAS, the proposed vacation qualifies as categorically exempt from CEQA review
under section 15305, Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations; and
WHEREAS, the proposed vacation is consistent with the Town of Los Gatos General Plan
and is in the interest of the general public,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
Pursuant to Section 8300 et seq. of the Streets and Highways Code, the public right of way
easement as described in Exhibit A and depicted on Exhibit B is vacated upon the
recording of a certified copy of this resolution by the Town Clerk with the County
Recorder of Santa Clara County.
2. A Public Service Easement (PSE)/Public Utilities Easement (PUE) is to be recorded prior
to the recordation of this resolution to reserve a 8' wide easement for West Valley
Sanitation District at their request for any facilities that may need to be constructed in the
future.
3. The Town Clerk is directed to record a certified copy of this resolution with the County
Recorder of Santa Clara County.
ATTACHMENT 2
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on the l 7th day
of November 2015, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA