Vacations - Easements, Reserves, Streets, Walkways - 1979-1981 pt1

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-2- e. The Final Environmental Impact Report approved by the City Council and Redevelopment Agency in February, 1976 for the Plaza I & II Redevelopment Plan and the Orchard Park develop- ment also thoroughly discussed the need for restriction of traffic on the subject streets and the impact of the diversion of this traffic to other City streets. The perimeter street widening and other traffic improvements were proposed as the mitigation for both the project traffic and for diverted traffic from the street closures. f. Based on the Final EIR and the proposed amendments to the Plan, the Redevelopment Agency made provision in the Plaza I Plan for restricted traffic flow on the subject streets. g. The construction of the Callan-Huff-Estudillo connection, Project No. 42-916, is scheduled for August, 1980 upon com- pletion of undergrounding of utilities along portions of these streets. This connection is expected to be constructed as scheduled. 5. The subject abandonment will not deprive property owners of access to a public street. The City or Agency owns all the real property abutting the rights of way to be vacated with the exception of the Falaschi property. Since the Falaschi's are to be owner participants in the project, they have or will be deeding their interest in West Joaquin Avenue to the Agency. 6. The vacation of the subject streets as proposed is consistent with the Circulation Element of the General Plan, the Master Plan for Streets and the Official Plan Lines. 7. Easement Requirements Copies of the Resolution of Intention to Vacate (Res. No. 80-90) have been submitted to the utility companies serving the areas. Two utilities, EBMUD and P.T.& T., have requested that utility easements be reserved over their utilities on each of the affected streets. The intention of the Redevelopment Agency is to allow the development of buildings, delivery/loading facilities, driveways, parking lots, planters and sidewalks in the areas to be vacated. However, a public utility ease- ment is being reserved in a non -building area of West Estudillo Ave. which will allow two utility mains to remain. The existing utilities in the remainder of West Estudillo Ave., and in the portions of West Joaquin and Washington Avenues to be vacated, will have to be abandoned or relocated. The public utility easement to be reserved in West Estudillo Ave. is available for relocated utilities. 8. Bicycle access to and through the downtown area is presently provided over the streets to be vacated. The bikeways plan is currently being revised to reflect changes in the configuration of streets, sidewalks and buildings as proposed by the Redevelopment Agency in Plaza I. Provisions will be made in the Agency agreements with the developers for bicycle and pedestrian access through the development in the vicinity of West Estudillo Ave. There is sufficient width on the remaining public streets to provide for bicycles.