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Date: 3 -20 -12 e , CITY COUNCIL Item No.: 18 AND PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MINUTES TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012, 2 P.M. ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER CITY HALL 3900 MAIN STREET Roll Call Mayor Loveridge called the meeting to order at 2 p.m. PRESENTATION ASSEMBLY BILL 1686 ACCESS TO LAKE MATTHEWS Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries presented a report on Assembly Bill 1686 regarding access to Lake Matthews. Following discussion, the City Council supported passage of Assembly Bill 1686. RECESS The City Council recessed at 2:35 p.m. and reconvened at 3 p.m. PUBLIC HEARINGS /PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS EMINENT DOMAIN - RIVERSIDE AVENUE GRADE SEPARATION - SUNNYSIDE /MERRILL/RIVERSIDE - RESOLUTIONS Hearing was called to consider adoption of Resolutions of Necessity authorizing initiation of eminent domain proceedings to acquire necessary real property interests located on Sunnyside Drive, Merrill Avenue, and Riverside Avenue for the proposed Riverside Avenue Grade Separation Project. Two persons spoke on the matter. The public hearing was officially closed. Following discussion, the City Council (1) determined that (a) the public interest and necessity require the proposed public project as outlined in the written staff report; (b) the proposed public project is planned and located in a manner that would be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury; (c) the real property interests being sought to be acquired as described in the Resolutions are necessary for the proposed public project; and (d) that the offers required by Government Code 7267.2 have been made to the owners of record; (2) adopted resolutions, in the form presented at the meeting, declaring that the City Council's formal decision has been made relative to each of the foregoing findings to acquire the subject real property interests through eminent domain proceedings; (3) authorized the City Attorney to prepare and file the complaints in eminent domain and take all other actions necessary to acquire the subject real property interests; and (4) except on matters involving policy determinations to be made by the City Council, authorized the City Manager or his designee to prepare and execute the appropriate documents and take all other actions as required under the City's eminent domain authority; whereupon, the titles having been read and further readings waived, Resolution No. 22352 of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Establishing the Public Use and Necessity for Which Certain Legally Described Real Property is to be WARDS Present Motion Second All Ayes COUNCIL /AGENCY MEMBERS G M B D M H A A E A A A A D R L I V C R A D E L I T M N N E S A S E D Y R R R T E H Z U R onune0e NININNI M 97 -219