Attachment 4
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; and
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-42, Declaring Its Intention to Vacate The 20 Foot Wide Public Utility Easement Located On A Portion of Vacated K. Street South of 7th Street (Vacation 25-0001); 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 That Resoution No. 2026-42 is hereby rescinded.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 the 20 foot wide easement, approximately 1,145 square feet, generally located on a portion of vacated K Street south of 7'h Street (Vacation #25-0001), as described in Exhibit A and shown at Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 3. 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 4. That on October 5, 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 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 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 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 MCBRIDE, CITY CLERK
BY:
Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CRAIG J. CORNWELL, CITY ATTORNEY
Graig Cornell 8-18-2026
Jity Attorne Date
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