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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA,
DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO VACATE A
PORTION OF CANAL BETWEEN MAIN «17™H»
STREET AND WEST 16TH STREET (VACATION
26-0002) SETTING TIME AND PLACE FOR
PUBLIC HEARING
WHEREAS, the City Engineer of the City of Merced has recommended that the hereinafter described portion of public street (Canal "L" Street) is unnecessary for prospective public purposes, except for the reservation of public utilities easements; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has filed maps or plans with the City Clerk of the City of Merced showing the portion of the public street (Canal "L" Street) to be vacated at a specific time that will be determined; and WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted Resolution No. 79-37, approving the vacation of a portion of the right of way of Canal "L" Street from Main "17h» Street to the ally south thereof, except for an easement for the construction, operation, maintenance, replacement, and renewal of public utilities therein, and the construction, operation, and maintenance of a public park, thereon, is unnecessary for present prospective public use as a right of way; and WHEREAS, on June 3, 2026, the Planning Commission of the City of Merced, after a public hearing, adopted Planning Commission Resolution #4184 recommending the City Council set the time and place for public hearing and grant Vacation #26-0002, and
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-43, Declaring Its Intention to Vacate A Portion of Canal Street Between Main "17th» Street and West 16'h (Vacation 26-0002); and WHEREAS, the date and time for the street vacation public hearing has changed, necessitating a new intention to vacate resolution.
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MERCED DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND, AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Resolution No. 2026-43 is hereby rescinded.
SECTION 2. 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 a portion of a public street (Canal "L" Street) in the City of Merced which is located between Main "17th» Street and West 16th Street, and more particularly described in Exhibits "A" and "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, subject to the reservation of the public utilities easement.
SECTION 3. 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 and reservation.
SECTION 4. October 5, 2026, at the hour of 6:00 p.m. of said day in the Council Chamber of the City Council, 678 West 18h 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 5. 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 a portion of a public street (Canal "L" Street), 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 6. 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:
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NOES: Council Members:
ABSENT: Council Members:
ABSTAIN: Council Members:
APPROVED:
MATTHEW SERRATTO, MAYOR
Mayor
ATTEST:
D. SCOTT MOBRIDE, CITY CLERK
BY:
Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CRAIG J. CORNWELL, CITY ATTORNEY
aig Cornwell 8-18-2026
City Attorney Date
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