Item Number: 8
City Council / Board of Directors
Consent Calendar
Meeting of: June 3, 2025
Submitted By:
Fredy Bonilla, City Engineer
Subject:
Security Substitution for Tract Map No. 16792
Recommendation:
That the Honorable City Council:
(1) Approve the execution of a Subdivision Improvement Agreement with new securities (bonds) with Desert-Candle, LP, A California Limited Partnership for the required public improvements for Tract Map No. 16792; (2) Accept new securities (bonds) for the required public improvements for Tract Map No. 16792;
(3) Approve the execution of a Release of the existing Subdivision Improvement Agreement with Sorrento Hills, LLC for Tract Map No. 16792; and (4) Approve the execution of a Release of the existing Utility Surety Agreement with Sorrento Hills, LLC for Tract Map No. 16792.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
Strategic Plan Goal:
This item aligns with “Goal E - Invest in Infrastructure” in the City of Victorville Strategic Plan 2023-2026. Although this is not a Capital Improvement Project, we apply the same strategy to private development projects, as they are essential in meeting the community’s needs.
Background:
Tract Map No. 16792 is a residential subdivision of 337 single-family lots, located at the southwest corner of Dos Palmas Road and Monte Vista Road, please see Attachment A, Vicinity Map. In November of 2005, after recording the final map, Sorrento Hills, LLC entered into a Subdivision Improvement Agreement (SIA) and partially developed the tract prior to the Great Recession. In 2010, Desert-Candle, LP, also known as Pacific 4 1
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Communities, acquired the tract and is the current owner of all 184 undeveloped lots in Tract 16792.
Discussion:
As a result of this purchase, Pacific Communities is required to enter into a Subdivision Improvement Agreement (SIA) and provide substitute securities in accordance with Victorville Municipal Code §17.64.060. Upon receipt of the new securities, the existing Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Utility Surety Agreement can be released. A new SIA and securities are required for the outstanding public improvements which include the following:
•Completion of water and sewer laterals to the undeveloped lots •Landscaping and irrigation (LMAD) improvements along Dos Palmas Road •Street improvements for the tract interior
•Monumentation
Upon City Council approval, Pacific Communities will immediately begin development of the Tract, which includes all 184 undeveloped lots.
Staff is available for any questions Council may have.
Attachments: A. Vicinity Map
B. New Subdivision Improvement Agreement
C. New Securities
D. Existing Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Lien
Agreement
E. Release of Subdivision Agreement
F. Existing Utility Surety Agreement
G. Satisfaction and Release of Utility Surety Agreement