CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET

Page 2 of 3 the Alameda County Recorder’s Office, the street, highway, or public service easement vacated no longer constitutes a street, highway, or public service easement; and e. That notice of the Resolution of Summary Vacation has been provided to all entities having any right, title, or interest in the public service easement. BACKGROUND On June 28, 1995, the City Council adopted Resolution PC-95-41, approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map 6728 (St. John Place). This allowed the New Cities Development Group and The Stringer Company (New Cities Development) to subdivide an approximately 7.6-acre site into 43 single-family residential lots with common open space. The Vesting Tentative Tract Map included Lot 11, now known as 870 St. John Court. On December 4, 1995, the City Council held a Special Meeting and voted to approve the final map for Tract 6728 (St. John Place) and accept all parcels of land and easements as offered for dedication, including public service easements. Said final map was subsequently recorded on February 23, 1996 (Book 224 of Maps at Pages 14 through 17). On October 7, 1997, the City Council authorized the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for subdivision improvements built as part of Tract 6728, St. John Place. New Cities Development completed the improvements. DISCUSSION The City Council, as a legislative body, has been granted the authority to summarily vacate public easements that are no longer needed or relevant, provided the regulatory procedure prescribed by the California Streets and Highways Code is followed. A portion of the public service easement dedicated by Tract 6728 across the property at 870 St. John Court (Attachment 3) requires a vacation of unencumbered land where a swimming pool is planned and where no public utilities exist. Adoption of a Resolution of Summary Vacation for Public Service Easements (Attachment 1) and approval of the Quitclaim Deed of Public Service Easement (Attachment 2) across 870 St. John Court effectuates the removal of an unused public easement without adversely impacting the City’s rights or obligations. EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY Not applicable, as this item is an administrative matter of City business. OUTREACH Notification letters were sent to easement beneficiaries as required by California Streets and Highways Code §8335(b)(5). No easement beneficiary submitted an objection to the proposed vacation. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Not applicable, as this item is an administrative matter of City business. FISCAL IMPACT Page 243 of 720