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advance of a judgment, in order to meet the construction schedule It is recommended that the City of Redwood City initiate eminent domain proceedings to acquire the above - entitled property by adopting the attached Eminent Domain Resolution. The acquisition is for the approximately 590 space underground parking facility in the downtown area. The property is identified on the exhibits attached to the Resolution of Necessity. The Resolution of Necessity requires an affirmative two- thirds vote of the City Council for passage, which numerically equates to 5 of 7 Council Members. The property is located at 878 Jefferson Avenue. The subject property consists of a one - story retail building constructed in the 1930's, consisting of approximately 2,340 square feet of building with total lot coverage. The building is occupied by the "Bonsai Japanese Restaurant." It is the staffs understanding that the restaurant operator purchased the property within the last three /four months, by a Grant Deed recorded October 8, 2002. The interior restaurant improvements are significant. It is necessary that this parcel be acquired by the City for the construction of an approximately 590 space underground public parking facility for the downtown area. The proposed project is for the purposes of public parking. The public use and necessity for the project is public parking, an established public use under the law. The proposed project will serve to provide public parking, which will help improve the downtown area and the Project's goal of providing downtown public parking. (Copies of all reports, studies and environmental documents are available for review at the City Clerk's office, and are incorporated into the administrative record herein by this reference. The City has previously prepared, circulated and certified a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Addendum to the EIR, together with other environmental documents in compliance with the environmental review process under the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA "), found in Public Resources Code Sections 21000, et. seq., and the State CEQA Guidelines adopted by the Secretary of Resources. Administrative Record. In addition to this staff report and its attachments, the City Council is referred to the aforementioned environmental review documents, together with all other reports, studies, orders, decisions and writings, which form the administrative record forthe Project, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference, made a part hereof and may be relied upon by the City Council in making its decision. Negotiations /Acquisition Procedure The staff has attempted to reach an agreement with the owners on the terms and conditions for the voluntary sale of the property. However, agreement for that sale has not been reached at this time. It is now appropriate to consider eminent domain proceedings in order to meet the Project schedule. Under State law procedures, a hearing is held by the Council prior to initiating eminent domain proceedings. The hearing is for the limited purpose of whether to adopt the -2-