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6.2.C. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er September 9, 2013 SUBJECT General Vacation of Public Right-of-Way— Bradford Street RECOMMENDATION Adopt a Resolution to: 1. Express intention to vacate a portion of Bradford Street, a City right-of-way deeded to the City for street purposes, and 2. Set a public hearing on this matter for September 23, 2013, at 7 p.m. or there about in City Council Chamber, and 3. Direct the City Clerk to publish and post notice of said hearing in accordance with the State law. BACKGROUND The applicant for development of the adjacent parcel at 601 Main Street (Lennar Multifamily Investors, LLC.) requests that Redwood City vacate this unused portion of right-of-way. Pursuant to the California Street and Highway Code, Division 9, Part 3, Chapter 3, the City has the authority to take this action. The planned project for this site was approved by the Planning Commission subject to the vacation of the right of way and transfer of ownership to the parcel. Bradford Street was originally known as Holder Street and was realigned about 70 years ago. Originally, Bradford (Holder) Street did not intersect with Main Street at right angles as was common with early roadway configurations when pathways and trails evolved into surfaced streets. When the southwestern block at this intersection was subdivided years ago, Bradford (Holder) Street was realigned to perpendicularly intersect Main Street. Straightening the street created a 1,327 square foot trapezoidal shaped piece of land (Parcel A) that was not vacated as a public right-of-way at the time. This parcel of land became underutilized and is no longer used for public travel. ANALYSIS The City Engineer and Public Works staffs have determined that with the removal of any existing domestic water, gas or electrical service lines, Parcel A is unnecessary for present or prospective public purposes. A general vacation, rather than summary vacation, is required because there are public utilities in the parcel. PG&E has confirmed that it has no issues with the proposed vacation.