To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Julie Lucido, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Jeff Freitas, Property Manager
TITLE:
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Summary Abandonment of a Portion of Second Street Between Main Street and the Napa River
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution authorizing the summary abandonment of a portion of Second Street between Main Street and the Napa River that is excess right-of-way of a street or highway not required for street or highway purposes, and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
There is a portion of Second Street right-of-way approximately one block in length, lying between Main Street and the Napa River, and between Veterans Park and Downtown Joe's Brewery and Restaurant (the "Subject Easement") that is excess right-of-way of a street or highway not required for street or highway purposes. The Subject Easement was created by the filing of the Plan of Napa City on November 28, 1853, recorded in Book B of Deeds at page 433, Napa County Official Records.
The Subject Easement has not been used for public street purposes for decades. Over the past several years, in connection with the flood control project, several improvements in the area have been constructed including the flood wall, the pedestrian promenade, and the reconstruction of Veteran's Park. The improvements for Veteran's Park are constructed to the centerline of the Subject Easement. All of these improvements provide public access to the river area. The flood control improvements also render the Subject Easement unusable and unnecessary for public street purposes. Similarly, Downtown Joe's Brewery and Restaurant has utilized the northerly half of the Subject Easement as an outdoor dining area for many years.
The adjoining ownerships own the underlying fee simple interest of the Subject Easement to the centerline of Second Street. Upon abandonment, the fee simple inter...
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