To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Julie Lucido, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Jeff Freitas, Property Manager
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Summary Abandonment of a Waterline Easement
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution authorizing the summary abandonment of a Waterline Easement affecting a portion of property located at 790 Lincoln Avenue (APNs 001-193-004 and 001-193-016) and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
The City of Napa has received a request from Napa Park Homes, L.P., owner of the Napa Park Homes development, to abandon a fifteen-foot wide Waterline Easement ("Subject Easement") that extends along the westerly boundary of their property located at 790 Lincoln Avenue (APNs 001-193-004 and 001-193-016). The Subject Easement was granted to the City of Napa in 1971 at the time of development of the Napa Park Homes property, and recorded May 28, 1971 in Volume 851 at page 500, Official Records of Napa County (a legal description of the Subject Easement is included as Exhibit A to Attachment 1).
The Napa Park Homes development is a 140-unit affordable housing complex serving moderate, low, and very low income tenants including 116 Section 8-assisted units. The site was originally designed and built in 1970. The apartments are a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units. The site contains 20 buildings: 18 two-story residential buildings, a separate small one-story office building combining leasing, maintenance, and laundry facilities, and a modular onsite unit added in 2001 that houses the community room and services office. The site contains 32 1-bedroom units, 52 2- bedroom units, and 56 3-bedroom units.
The property owners have been working on a significant renovation of the entire project to upgrade all existing buildings, including asbestos remediation and replacement of utility infrastructure. As part of the renovation project, the owners are also se...
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