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City CouncilJuly 1, 2025NOTICE OF HEARING: Resolution of Necessity Authorizing the Condemnation of Real Property Interests from Helix Street, LLC for the Third Street Grade Separation Project, Federal Project No. STPL-5058 (081)Community & Economic Development RiversideCA.gov2
BACKGROUND•Project: a railroad underpass; a bridge for rail traffic; and realignment of Commerce Street•Between July 2018 and March 2020 project funding secured•March 25, 2025 – City Council adopted RON of 9 other properties•June 17, 2025 – City Council approved PSA (acquiring easement interests) 1 2
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DISCUSSION
•Resolution of Necessity will ensure project remains on schedule•2622 Third Street – Helix Street, LLC–Zoning: BMP•9,800 sf industrial office/warehouse•Storage yard–4 Easements Required for Project RiversideCA.gov4
HELIX STREET, LLC (APN 211-021-023)
•Street and Highway Easement – 5,996+ sf•Sanitary Sewer Facilities Easement – 4,697 sf•Temporary Construction Easement (TCE) – 19,489 + sf•Temporary Access Easement (TCA) – 20,853 + sf•Appraised Value $1,509,000Property Interests & Appraised Value:3 4 6/18/2025
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•Whether the public interest and necessity require the proposed public projectThe Project will improve safety, eliminate significant vehicular delays, and improve access for emergency vehicles.•Whether the proposed Project is planned and located in a manner that would be most compatible with the greatest public good and least private injuryThe design of the Project was selected based on an evaluation that limits the acquisition to parcels and property interests essential to complete the proposed Project that will enhance the health, welfare, and safety of the general public.Required Findings RiversideCA.gov6
•Whether the property sought to be acquired is necessary for the proposed ProjectThe real property interests are necessary for the construction of the proposed Project as without them, the Project cannot be constructed as proposed.•Whether the offer required by Section 7267.2 of the Government Code has been made to each of the owners of recordConfirmation and identity of the record owners affected by the proposed Project were made by obtaining litigation guarantees and obtaining the last equalized tax rolls.Required Findings5 6 6/18/2025
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STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENTStrategic Priority 6 –Infrastructure, Mobility & ConnectivityGoal 6.2 –Maintain, protect and improve assets and infrastructure within the City’s built environment to ensure and enhance reliability, resiliency, sustainability, and facilitate connectivity.Cross-Cutting ThreadsCommunity TrustEquityFiscal Responsibility InnovationSustainability & Resiliency RiversideCA.gov8
That the City Council:1. Conduct a hearing to consider the adoption of a Resolution of Necessityand provide all parties that have an interest in the affected property, or theirrepresentatives, an opportunity to be heard on the issues related to theResolution of Necessity;2. Make the following findings as hereinafter described in this report: (a) thepublic interest and necessity require the proposed public Project describedin this report, (b) the proposed public Project is planned and located in amanner to be most compatible with the greatest public good and the leastprivate injury, (c) the real property interests being sought to be acquired asdescribed in the Resolutions are necessary for the proposed public Project,and (d) that the offers required by Government Code 7267.2 have beenmade to the owners of record;RECOMMENDATIONS7 8 6/18/2025
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3. Adopt, by vote, the Resolution, in the forms presented at this meeting,declaring that the City Council’s formal decision has been made relative toeach of the foregoing findings to acquire the subject real property intereststhrough eminent domain proceedings;4. Authorize the City Attorney to prepare and file the complaints in eminentdomain and take all other actions necessary to acquire the subject realproperty interests; and5. Except on matters involving policy determinations to be made by the CityCouncil, authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to prepare andexecute the appropriate documents and take all other actions as requiredunder the City’s eminent domain authority.RECOMMENDATIONS9