DATE:
October 25, 2022
CATEGORY:
Consent
DEPT.:
Public Works
TITLE: Notice of Intention to Vacate Street
Right-of-Way and Public Easements
within the Middlefield Park Master Plan
on a 40-Acre Site Located at the
Northeast Corner of Ellis Street and East
Middlefield Road and North of Maude
Avenue Between Logue and Clyde
Avenues
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution of Intention of the City Council of the City of Mountain View to Vacate Street Right-of-Way and Public Easements within the Middlefield Park Master Plan on a 40 -Acre Site Located at the Northeast Corner of Ellis Street and East Middlefield Road and North of Maude Avenue Between Logue and Clyde Avenues , to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report), and set a date for a public hearing to consider the vacation for November 15, 2022.
BACKGROUND
On November 15, 2022, the City Council will consider a Master Plan Planned Community Permit to construct on a 40-acre site a mixed-use project with up to 1,900 residential units, 1,317,000 square feet of office/R&D, 50,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, and 10.15 acres of public parks and open space generally located at the northeast corner of Ellis Street and East Middlefield Road and north of Maude Avenue between Logue and Clyde Avenues, referred to as the Middlefield Park Master Plan (see Figure 1).
Notice of Intention to Vacate Street Right-of-Way and
Public Easements within the Middlefield Park Master Plan on a 40-Acre Site Located at the Northeast Corner of
Ellis Street and East Middlefield Road and
North of Maude Avenue Between Logue and Clyde Avenues
October 25, 2022
Figure 1: Middlefield Park Master Plan Area
The applicant has requested that the City vacate existing street right-of-way and public easements (see Attachment 1). Table 1 provides a summary of the easements proposed to be vacated. The existing utilities with in the easements are proposed to be relocated or would no longer be required for the project or the surrounding area. The street right-of-way proposed for
Notice of Intention to Vacate Street Right-of-Way and
Public Easements within the Middlefield Park Master Plan on a 40-Acre Site Located at the Northeast Corner of
Ellis Street and East Middlefield Road and
North of Maude Avenue Between Logue and Clyde Avenues
October 25, 2022
vacation consists of portions of the cul -de-sac of Logue Avenue. Consistent with the East Whisman Precise Plan, Logue Avenue is proposed to be extended north with new street easements, and these portions of the cul-de-sac would no longer be needed.
Table 1: Summary of Easements Proposed for Vacation
Type of Easement Area
(Sq. Ft.)
Public Service Easement 2,976
Sidewalk Easement 4,374
Street Utility Easement 5,168
Pedestrian/Bicycle Path and Maintenance Road Easement 9,833 Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drain Easement 7,175
Public Utilities Easement 56,051
Wire Clearance Easement 29,275
Anchor Easement 50
Pole and Wire Easement 1,271
Right-of-Way Vacation 3,488
ANALYSIS
Pursuant to Section 8320(b)(2) of the Streets and Highways Code, to allow for the possibility of Council approving the street right-of-way and public easement vacations on November 15, 2022, Council must adopt a Resolution of Intention to vacate the street right-of-way and public easements and set a date for the public hearing to consider the vacation s. The recommended actions accomplish this requirement. They do not obligate Council to approve the vacation s or the proposed development. Council will continue to have full latitude to consider the proposed development and street right-of-way and public easement vacations at its November 15, 2022 meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the setting of the hearing date. The applicant has paid the necessary fees to the City to process the request.
Notice of Intention to Vacate Street Right-of-Way and
Public Easements within the Middlefield Park Master Plan on a 40-Acre Site Located at the Northeast Corner of
Ellis Street and East Middlefield Road and
North of Maude Avenue Between Logue and Clyde Avenues
October 25, 2022
ALTERNATIVES
1. Determine not to move forward with the street right-of-way and public easement vacation proceedings.
2. Designate an alternate date for the public hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution of Intention to vacate, with that date being not less than 15 days from the date of this Council meeting.
PUBLIC NOTICING
Agenda posting. In accordance with Sections 8322 and 8323 of the Streets and Highways Code, notices of the Resolution of Intention, if adopted, will be posted along the easements to be vacated and published in the newspaper.
Prepared by:
Renee Gunn
Senior Civil Engineer
Reviewed by:
Quynh Byrer
Principal Civil Engineer
Edward Arango
Assistant Public Works Director/
City Engineer
Approved by:
Dawn S. Cameron
Public Works Director
Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager/
Chief Operating Officer
RG/LL/4/CAM
923-10-25-22CR
201759
Attachments: 1. Figure of Street Right-of-Way and Public Easements to Be Vacated
2. Resolution
cc: ZA, APWD—Arango, PCE—Byrer, SCE—Gunn, File (Middlefield Park Master Plan), SC/T