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RESOLUTION NO. 24-_____ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN PROSTOR LAND, LLC AND THE CITY FOR THE DOCKWEILER DRIVE EXTENSION PROJECT, MAKING FINDINGS OF CONSISTENCY PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT WITH THE DOCKWEILER DRIVE EXTENSION PROJECT EIR AND THE ADDENDUMS TO THAT EIR, AND TAKING RELATED ACTIONS WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita (City) plans to undertake the extension of Dockweiler Drive (Dockweiler Drive Extension Project). The Dockweiler Drive Extension Project is a multi-University to improve circulation and access to the Placerita Canyon and Newhall communities in the City. The Dockweiler Drive Extension Project will extend Dockweiler Drive from the existing terminus to Railroad Avenue at 13th Street thereby creating a vital link between the communities to the east of the railroad/Newhall Creek (including ThOld Town Newhall and Newhall Metrolink Station; and WHEREAS, in connection with the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project, the City proposes to construct a pedestrian and bicycle pathway and bridge south of Dockweiler Drive that will cross over Newhall Creek to connect with the northwest end of the Newhall Metrolink Station parking lot, located to the south of the proposed Dockweiler Drive roadway extension the Addendum to the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR); and WHEREAS, the City must assemble property for the construction of the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project, including the Bike Path Project by acquiring certain properties that were identified in the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project EIR as being within the preferred roadway alignment of the Project; and WHEREAS, the City will be entering into an Agreement for Real Property Transfer between the County of Los Angeles (County) and the City by which the City will, among other properties, acquire Placerita Canyon Road and along the southerly side of Placerita Canyon Road to its southerly terminus at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) railroad right of way; and WHEREAS, Prostor Land, LLC (Prostor) is the owner of several parcels of land located southerly of Placerita Canyon Road, easterly of 12th Street, and northerly of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Railroad right of way, and on which it maintains a mini storage unit business (the Prostor Property); and WHEREAS, a portion of the Prostor Property is located within the planned alignment and proposed right of way for the extension of Dockweiler Drive and within the planned alignment of the Bike Path Project, and in order to complete the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project, the City must acquire certain real property interests consisting of permanent easements for street and 13001-0007\3036081v1.doc Page 2 of 5
drainage purposes, slope easements, and fee title to one piece of property to facilitate the construction of the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project and the Bike Path Project (the Prostor Easements and Land); and WHEREAS, the City desires to convey two portions of the real property acquired by City from the County (the City Land) to Prostor: (i) a triangular piece of property that the County has used as a part of its Placerita Maintenance Yard and on which there exists an air monitoring station operated by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and (ii) portions of land currently within Lyons Avenue that will be vacated as a public road by the City. This City Land will be conveyed to Prostor in exchange for ProstorProstor Easements and Land, which exchange is considered to be a substantially equal value, and Prostor desires to complete such exchange with City, upon and subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement of Real Property Transfer between the City and Prostor; and WHEREAS, the City and Prostor have negotiated the Agreement of Real Property Transfer between the City and Prostor, which is a land swap agreement by which after the County has vacated a portion of the land conveyed by the County to the City, the City Land will be conveyed to the Prostor, the Prostor Easements and Land will be conveyed to the City, Prostor and the parties will take related and implementing actions necessary to carry out those property exchanges; and WHEREAS, on April 10, 2018, the City Council certified the Final EIR for the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project (State Clearinghouse No. 2013082016) by way of City Council Resolution 18-10, and approved the Extension Project by way of City Council Resolution 18-11; and WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the proposed Agreement of Real Property Transfer between the City and Prostor with respect to the applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) (CEQA) and also considered a separate County prepared Addendum to the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project EIR which evaluated the impacts of the Agreement of Real Property Transfer between the City and the on Norland Drive, which County prepared Addendum was approved by the County Board of Supervisors as Agenda Item No. 46 on its Regular Meeting of November 6, 2024. The findings contained in the Staff Report for this agenda item, with respect to the approval of the Addendum and the information, content, and analysis contained in that Addendum is incorporated herein by by this Resolution are within the scope of the EIR for the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project, and that pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, only minor changes to the EIR were required and that none of the conditions described in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 have occurred; and WHEREAS, on August 29, mmunity Development Director determined, pursuant to Government Code Section 65402, that the property acquisition and dispositions contained within and provided by the Agreement of Real Property Transfer between the City and Prostor are in conformance with 13001-0007\3036081v1.doc Page 3 of 5
WHEREAS, by separate resolution adopted concurrently with this Resolution, the City Council has declared that the City Land is exempt surplus land pursuant to the Surplus Land Act (the Act), and that the City may transfer the City Land to Prostor without further regard to the requirements of the Act, except for the requirement to notify the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD); and WHEREAS, by separate resolution adopted concurrently with this Resolution, the City has summarily vacated: (i) the offer of dedication for future public road purposes in Norland Drive, including the portion of Norland Drive through the City Property to be conveyed to the County, (ii) Lyons Avenue from Placerita Canyon Road on the north to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Railroad right of way on the south, and (iii) a portion of -foot wide portion of that Road that is used for vehicular travel, which portion begins west of Aden Avenue at the northerly terminus of Lyons Avenue and proceeding easterly of Aden Avenue approximately 650 feet, together with a small portion on the north side of Placerita Canyon Road westerly of Aden Avenue, and slope easements on each side of those portions of Placerita Canyon Road; and WHEREAS, the accompanying agenda report, which is incorporated herein by this reference, provides supporting information upon which the declarations and findings set forth in this Resolution are based. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part of this Resolution. SECTION 2. This Resolution has been reviewed with respect to the applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) (CEQA). previously certified EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 2013082016) for the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project appropriately describes and evaluates the potential environmental impacts for the land exchange described in this Resolution. The City Council has also reviewed the separate County prepared Addendum to the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project EIR which evaluated the impacts of the Agreement of Real Property Transfer between the City and the County, including nance Yard onto City Property on Norland Drive, which County prepared Addendum was approved by the County Board of Supervisors as Agenda Item No. 46 on its Regular Meeting of November 6, 2024. The City Council further finds that all potentially significant environmental impacts from the project have been mitigated to level of less than significance, that such mitigation measures are part of and incorporated into the previously adopted Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan that was adopted in connection with each above-described environmental document, and that any impacts that are not mitigated to a level of less than significance are addressed in the Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations that accompanied the Final EIR for the Dockweiler Drive Extension Project, which findings are incorporated herein as set forth in full and adopted by this provision. The City Council makes these findings and determinations as an exercise of its independent judgment. 13001-0007\3036081v1.doc Page 4 of 5
SECTION 3. Based on all the findings contained in this Resolution and the facts and evidence submitted to the City Council in connection with the agenda report for this matter, the City Council hereby approves the Agreement of Real Property Transfer between the City and Prostor, attached hereto as Exhibit A. SECTION 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement of Real Property Transfer between the City and Prostor, subject to any final changes and corrections that are determined necessary by the City Manager and City Attorney. SECTION 5. The City Manager is authorized to execute the Certificate of Acceptance of the Prostor Easements and Land and to cause that Certificate to be recorded concurrently with the Deed by which the City Land is conveyed to Prostor. SECTION 6. The officers and staff of the City are hereby authorized, jointly and severally, to do all things which they may deem necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution, and any such actions previously taken are hereby ratified and confirmed. SECTION 7. This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this ____ day of ______________, 2024. ___________________________________ MAYOR ATTEST: ________________________________ CITY CLERK ________________________________ DATE:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 24-____ was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the ____ day of ________, 2024, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS ____________________________________ CITY CLERK
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EXHIBIT A AGREEMENT FOR REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER BETWEEN THE CITY AND PROSTOR LAND, LLC [See attached]
CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENTA notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity ofthe individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.State of CaliforniaCounty of On before me, , Notary Public,Date Name of Notarypersonally appeared Name(s) of Signer(s),who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.WITNESS my hand and official seal.Signature Place Notary Seal Above Signature of Notary Public---------------------------------------- OPTIONAL ----------------------------------------------Though the information below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to person relying on the document and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document.Description of Attached DocumentTitle or type of Document: Document Date: Number of Pages: Signer(s) Other Than Named Above: Capacity(ies) Claimed by Signer(s)Signer’s Name: IndividualCorporate Officer --Title(s): Partner --Limited GeneralAttorney-in FactTrusteeGuardian or ConservatorOther: Signer Is Representing: Signer’s Name: IndividualCorporate Officer -- Title(s): Partner –Limited GeneralAttorney-in FactTrusteeGuardian or ConservatorOther: Signer Is Representing: RIGHT THUMBPRINT OF SIGNERTop of thumb hereRIGHT THUMBPRINT OF SIGNERTop of thumb here }
EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION
PARCEL FEE-1: A portion of land in the City of Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles, State of California, being a portion of Block 194 of Tract No. 1078, as per map recorded in Book 18 Page 169 of Maps, also being described in deeds to County of Los Angeles, recorded May 25, 1960 per Instrument No. 110 in Book D856, Page 887 and Instrument No. 342 in Book D856, Page 977 of Official Records in the Office of the County Recorder of said County. Lying within the following described land: Beginning at the most westerly corner of the land described in said Instrument No. 342; thence, along the northwesterly line of said land, 1st. NORTH 12°4217 EAST 150.84 feet to a point on the southwesterly line of the land described in resolution to County of Los Angeles, recorded June 11, 1971 per Instrument No. 3414 of Official Records; thence, 2nd. Along said southwesterly line, SOUTH 32°1552 EAST 226.09 feet to a point on the southwesterly line of the land described in said Instrument No. 110; thence, 3rd. Along the southwesterly line of said Instrument No. 110 and 342, NORTH 74°0151 WEST 160.04 feet to the True Point of Beginning. Containing an area of 12,051 square feet, more or less. Signature: Date: 11/04/2024 Shane C. Sobecki, PLS
EXHIBIT C LEGAL DESCRIPTION
PARCEL FEE-3: A portion of land in the City of Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles, State of California, being a portion of Parcel 12-14 described in the final order of condemnation recorded January 24, 1972 per Instrument No. 2714 of Official Records in the Office of the County Recorder of said County. Lying within the following described land: Commencing at the most westerly corner of Parcel 3 desribed in the corporation quitclaim deed recorded October 30, 1985 per Instrument No. 85-1286457 of Official Records; thence, along the northwesterly line of said Parcel 3, NORTH 12°4217 EAST 284.91 feet to a point on the northwesterly line of said Parcel 12-14, thence, along said northwesterly line, SOUTH 57°4342 WEST 53.76 feet to the True Point of Beginning; thence, along the northwesterly, southwesterly, and southeasterly boundaries of said Parcel 12-14, the following eleven (11) courses: 1st. SOUTH 57°4342 WEST 201.80 feet; 2nd. NORTH 32°1618 WEST 15.00 feet; 3rd. SOUTH 57°4342 WEST 90.00 feet; 4th. SOUTH 32°1618 EAST 15.00 feet; 5th. SOUTH 57°4342 WEST 13.08 feet; 6th. SOUTH 32°1602 EAST 100.00 feet; 7th. NORTH 57°4342 EAST 13.09 feet; 8th. SOUTH 32°1618 EAST 15.00 feet; 9th. NORTH 57°4342 EAST 90.00 feet; 10th. NORTH 32°1618 WEST 15.00 feet; 11th. NORTH 57°4342 EAST 3.43 feet; thence, leaving the southeasterly line of said Parcel 12-14, 12th. NORTH 11°4555 EAST 48.70 feet; thence, 13th. NORTH 26°3027 EAST 32.89 feet; thence, 14th. NORTH 38°21'45 EAST 144.57 feet to the True Point of Beginning. Containing an area of 21,002 square feet, more or less. Signature: Date: 9/20/2024 Shane C. Sobecki, PLS
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QUITCLAIM DEEDGDE 24-00008
CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENTA notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity ofthe individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.State of CaliforniaCounty of On before me, , Notary Public,Date Name of Notarypersonally appeared Name(s) of Signer(s),who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.WITNESS my hand and official seal.Signature Place Notary Seal Above Signature of Notary Public---------------------------------------- OPTIONAL ----------------------------------------------Though the information below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to person relying on the document and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document.Description of Attached DocumentTitle or type of Document: Document Date: Number of Pages: Signer(s) Other Than Named Above: Capacity(ies) Claimed by Signer(s)Signer’s Name: IndividualCorporate Officer --Title(s): Partner --Limited GeneralAttorney-in FactTrusteeGuardian or ConservatorOther: Signer Is Representing: Signer’s Name: IndividualCorporate Officer -- Title(s): Partner –Limited GeneralAttorney-in FactTrusteeGuardian or ConservatorOther: Signer Is Representing: RIGHT THUMBPRINT OF SIGNERTop of thumb hereRIGHT THUMBPRINT OF SIGNERTop of thumb here }
DEDICATION AND GRANT OF EASEMENTFOR PUBLIC USE AND ROAD PURPOSESEAS NO. 24-00034
DEDICATION AND GRANT OF EASEMENTFOR PUBLIC USE AND ROAD PURPOSES CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENTAnotary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.State of CaliforniaCounty of On before me, , Notary Public,Date Name of Notarypersonally appeared Name(s) of Signer(s),who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.WITNESS my hand and official seal.Signature Place Notary Seal Above Signature of Notary Public---------------------------------------- OPTIONAL ----------------------------------------------Though the information below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to person relying on the document and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document.Description of Attached DocumentTitle or type of Document: Document Date: Number of Pages: Signer(s) Other Than Named Above: Capacity(ies) Claimed by Signer(s)Signer’s Name: IndividualCorporate Officer --Title(s): Partner --Limited GeneralAttorney-in FactTrusteeGuardian or ConservatorOther: Signer Is Representing: Signer’s Name: IndividualCorporate Officer -- Title(s): Partner –Limited GeneralAttorney-in FactTrusteeGuardian or ConservatorOther: Signer Is Representing: RIGHT THUMBPRINT OF SIGNERT RIGHT THUMBPRINT OF SIGNER }
CITY OF SANTA CLARITACERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCEFORDEDICATION AND GRANT OF EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC USE AND ROAD PURPOSES