RESOLUTION NO. 2025-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA
ORDERING THE CLOSURE AND VACATING A PORTION OF A PUBLIC ALLEYWAY AND MEADOW AVENUE AND SHADY STREET WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Visalia, State of California, did on the 17th day of March 2025, by Resolution No. 2025-16, declare its intent to vacate a portion of a public alleyway, Meadow Avenue, and Shady Street more particularly described in Exhibit A and B attached hereto, pursuant to the vacation proceedings under Division 9, Change of Grade and Vacation, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways, and Service Easements Vacation Law 8300; and, WHEREAS, the City Council did by said resolution fix the 7th day of April 2025, the hour of 7:00pm of said day at the Council chambers in City Hall West located at 707 West Acequia Avenue in the City of Visalia, as the time and place for hearing all persons interested in or objecting to the proposed closing and vacating of said right-of-way; and, WHEREAS, that copies of this notice of intention to vacate were posted in the area to be vacated not more than 300-feet apart, but at least three notices were posted; and WHEREAS, that a copy of the resolution of intention was published at least two (2) successive weeks in the Visalia Times Delta, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Visalia, prior to the date of this public hearing; and WHEREAS, that the provisions of Government Code section 65402 concerning to administration of the general plan do not apply to this abandonment as it is a project of a minor nature impacting street alignment and public access over the subject area is no longer necessary as it owned on both sides by COS.
WHEREAS, the City Council having heard all evidence concerning said matter, finds that the streets and alleyways as described are unnecessary for present or prospective public use, and further finds that no damage will result to anyone from the closing and vacating of said right-of-way; and, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED, by the Council of the City of Visalia that said right-of-way as hereinbefore particularly described in this Order, be and the same is hereby closed and vacated.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, by the Council of the City of Visalia that the public easements over and across said right-of-way be and the same are hereby terminated, but the public convenience and necessity require, reserve, and except from the vacation any easement and right necessary to maintain, operate, replace, remove, or renew public utility facilities and any such reserved public utility easements shall be identified by the public utility company and the City of Visalia for separate recording of the reserved easement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED: LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF TULARE ) ss.
CITY OF VISALIA )
I, Leslie B. Caviglia, City Clerk of the City of Visalia, certify the foregoing is the full and true Resolution 2025-26 passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Visalia at a regular meeting held on April 7, 2025.
Dated: April 7, 2025 LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK
By Reyna Rivera, Chief Deputy City Clerk