RESOLUTION NO. 2026-_
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA,
DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO VACATE THE
20 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC UTILITY EASMENT
LOCATED ON A PORTION OF VACATED K
STREET SOUTH OF 7TH STREET IN THE CITY
OF MERCED (APPROXIMATELY 1,145 SQUARE
FEET) (VACATION #25-0001) AND SETTING
TIME AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING
WHEREAS, the City Engineer of the City of Merced has recommended that the hereinafter described area is unnecessary for prospective public purposes; and WHEREAS, the City Engineer has filed maps or plans with the City Clerk of the City of Merced showing the area to be vacated at a specific time that will be determined; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted Resolution No. 87-33, approving the vacation of a portion of the public street commonly known as K Street while reserving public utility easements over the vacted area; and WHEREAS, on April 8, 2026, the Planning Commission of the City of Merced adopted a motion recommending the City Council set the time and place for public hearing and grant Abandonment #25-0001, which has been renamed Vacation #25-0001.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERCED
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Merced declares its intention to proceed under the provisions of Part 3 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, being the Public Streets, Highways, and Service Easements Vacation Law, Chapter 3, to vacate the 20 foot wide easement (approximately 1,145 square feet) generally located on a portion of vacated K Street south of 7" Street (Vacation #25-0001), as described in Exhibit A and shown at Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
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SECTION 2. That a reference is made to the maps and plans which are filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Merced for further particulars as to the proposed vacation.
SECTION 3. That on August 17, 2026, at the hour of 6:00 p.m. of said day in the Council Chamber of the City Council, 678 West 18" Street, Merced, California, is fixed as the time and place for hearing all persons interested in or objecting to the proposed vacation. Said hearing may be postponed or continued.
SECTION 4. That the City Engineer is directed to post or cause to be posted at least two weeks before the date set for hearing not less than three (3) notices of vacation of the area, not more than three hundred (300) feet apart, conspicuously along the lines of said portion of the public street proposed to be vacated, stating adoption of this resolution and the time and place of the hearing herein called.
Posting a copy of this resolution shall constitute the posting of the required notice.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk is directed to cause a copy of this Resolution to be published once each week for two successive weeks prior to the public hearing in the official newspaper.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Merced at a regular meeting held on the day of 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members:
NOES: Council Members:
ABSENT: Council Members:
ABSTAIN: Council Members:
APPROVED:
MATTHEW SERRATTO, MAYOR
Mayor
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D. SCOTT MCBRIDE, CITY CLERK
BY:
Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CRAIG J. CORNWELL, CITY ATTORNEY
Saig Sorrell 7-9-2026
City Attorney
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All that certain real property being south of 7i Street as shown on the Map of "Resubdivision of Part of Adjoining Acreage Property in the City Of Merced" recorded in Volume 10 of Official Plats at Pages 23-30 in the Office of Merced County Records, and being the westerly 20 feet of Vacated K Street as described in City of Merced Resolution Number 87-53 recorded in Volume 2620 of Official Records at Page 570 in the Office of Merced County Records, lying in the southeast quarter of Section 25, Township 7 South, Range 13 Fast, Mount Diablo Base and Meriden, in the County of Merced, State of California, described as follows:
The westerly 20 feet of the following describe real property:
A portion of K Street south of West 7*h Street, being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at a point that is the intersection of the south line of West 7* Street and the west line of K Street, said point being the True Point of Beginning; Thence the following courses and distances: South 65°20' East, 80 feet; South 24°40' West, 57.25 feet; North 65°20' West, 80.00 feet; North 24°40' East, 80.00 feet to the True Point of Beginning
Contains 1,145 Square Feet, more or less.
As shown in Exhibit B attached hereto.
Subject to rights of record, if any.
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OF CALIFO
12/24/2028
ALFRED L. ALVAREZ, PE EXHIBIT A DRAWN BY: N/A
SUMMARY VACATION OF EXCESS PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT AS
CIVIL ENGINEERING - SURVEYING DATE REV 12/24/25
DESCRIBED IN CITY OF MERCED RESOLUTION NUMBER 83-53.
1350 PLYMOUTH AVENUE, ATWATER. CA 95301-9473
RECORDED IN VOLUME 2620 OF OFFICIAL. RECORDS AT PAGE 570, MCR. SCALE: N/A alvarez1948 asbeglobal.net LYING IN PORTION OF SECTION 25. T. 17 S.. R. 13 E., M.D.B.&M. (209) 631-7834
MERCED COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA SHEET: 10F2
12 161-011 APN 032- 13
APN 032- 14
161-010 O,P. 30,
BLOCK is a clairs
APN 032-161-609 16
362
_—-- 12-24-2025
162-011 APN 032- POINT OF BEGINNING (POB) - W 7TH STREET 1--—-- I VACATED K STREET! • TAPN 032:
162-010 /
10 OP P. 30, BLOCK
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APN 032+161-020
2 BLOCK APN 032- 363
7, 621014)
PUBLIC UTILITY EASTMENT TO BE VACATED
-VACATED K STREET -__--
zO.P. 59g APN 032-162-015
LOT 4, BLOCK 532
SCALE 1" = 60'
30' 60' 120'
COURSE INDEX REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
I S 65° 20'E OFFICIAL MAP OF THE RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF ADJOINING
20.00 FEET ACREAGE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF MERCED RECORDED IN VOLUME 10 OF OFFICIAL PLATS. PAGES 23-30, MCR.
2 S 24° 40' W 57.25 FEET
RESOLUTION NO. 87-33, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERCED ORDERING THE VACATION OF A
3) N 65°20' W 20.00 FEET PORTION OF A CERTAIN PUBLIC STREET COMMONLY KNOW
AS K STREET TO RESERVATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY
EASEMENTS RECORDED IN VOLUME 2620 OF OFFICIAL PLATS
N 24°40'E 57.25 FEET AT PAGE 570. MERCED COUNTY RECORDS.
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ALFRED L. ALVAREZ, PE EXHIBIT B DRAWN BY: ALVAREZ
SUMMARY VACATION OF EXCESS PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT AS
CIVIL ENGINEERING - SURVEYING DATE REV 12/24/25
DESCRIBED IN CITY OF MERCED RESOLUTION NUMBER 83-53.
1350 PLYMOUTH AVENUE. ATWATER. CA 95301-9473
ECORDED IN VOLUME 2620 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS AT PAGE 570. MCR SCALE: AS SHOWN [email protected] VING IN PORTION OF SECTION 25. T. 17 S.. R. 13 E.., M.D.B.&M (209) 631-7834 MERCED COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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