PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to provide information to the City Council to consider the adoption of a Resolution of Intent to consider the vacation of the two alleys bound by Glenoaks Boulevard, Olive Avenue, Orange Grove Avenue and Third Street.

BACKGROUND

The proposed Resolution of Intent will set the public hearing date to consider the vacation of the two alleys (V-351) that affect the development of the civic block bounded by Olive Avenue, Glenoaks Boulevard, Orange Grove Avenue and Third Street (Exhibit A).  The applicant, the City of Burbank, is requesting to vacate the two alleys for the purpose of constructing the proposed Community Services Building, which is proposed to accommodate and centralize various City Departments (Community Development, Public Information Office, Parks and Recreation, Community Services and Public Works) which are currently operating in temporary trailers and elsewhere. The City of Burbank and the Burbank Redevelopment Agency own the land that is to be developed, and the alleys are no longer needed to serve individual ownership on the block.

A segment of one alley extending between Olive Avenue and Orange Grove Avenue was vacated in 1977 per Resolution No. 17935.

ANALYSIS

The purpose of the Resolution of Intention is to set the public hearing date for November 14, 2006.  This vacation has been submitted and reviewed by all appropriate City departments and outside utility companies.  A copy of the written comments that have been received by each department and utility company has been included as Exhibit B.  The proposed vacation is being conditioned by The Gas Company and Burbank Water & Power, who have facilities in the area to be vacated (Exhibit C).  A utility easement will be reserved for the water and gas facilities in the vacated area.  Burbank Water & Power,

Electrical Division has conditioned the vacation subject to their facilities being removed upon completion of the project.  There are no other comments or conditions to the proposed vacation.

Once the vacation hearing date is set by adoption of the proposed Resolution of Intention, the hearing will be noticed by: 1) a mailed notification to all property owners within 1,000 foot radius of the area to be vacated; 2) by posting a notice at several locations in the area to be vacated; 3) by a published notice in the Burbank Leader.  The published notice will appear two (2) times within the fourteen days preceding the hearing.  The mailed notice must be mailed at lease 10 days prior to the public hearing on the vacation.

FISCAL IMPACT

The adoption of the Resolution of Intention setting the public hearing date will have no fiscal impact on the City.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed resolution.

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A          Map V-351

Exhibit B          Comments from City Departments and outside utility companies

Exhibit C          Conditions of Approval

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