HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem KJune 26, 2000
STAFF REPORT
To: Mayor Campbell and Members of the City Council
Attention: Keith R Till, City Manager
From: Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services
Subject: ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION (AREA
"A" AND "B "), APPROVAL OF DECLARATION OF
AMENDED FLOOD PLAIN EASEMENT LEGAL
DESCRIPTION (AREA "C "), AND RECEIPT OF NOTICE
OF PROPOSED ASSIGNMENT (AREA "A" AND "B ") —
BIXBY OLD RANCH PROJECT
SUMMARY OF REQUEST
Accept offers of dedication; approve declaration of amended flood plain easement; authorize City
Manager to execute said documents on behalf of the City of Seal Beach. Receive and File Notice of
Proposed Assignment.
DISCUSSION
Offers of Dedication — Grant Deeds:
As part of the approvals for the Bixby Old Ranch Towne Center project relating to Areas A and B, the
acceptance of two separate "offers of dedication" by grant deeds are appropriate to transfer fee title to
the City of Seal Beach of he "greenbelt areas" along Lampson Avenue and Seal Beach Boulevard.
These areas of dedication are to be dedicated to the City for open space buffer area and trail systems
for pedestrians and bicyclists in accordance with the terms and conditions of the approved
Development Agreement. Acceptance of the offers of dedication and recordation of the documents
will transfer fee title of the subject areas to the City. A landscape maintenance district is be formalized
to require the adjoining private properties to landscape and maintain these areas in accordance with the
provisions of the Development Agreement and the conceptual landscape plans - previously reviewed by
the Planting Commission and City Council.
AGENDA ITEM
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Acceptance of Grant Deeds- Bixby Old Ranch Towne Center Project, Areas A and B
Approval of "Amended Flood Plain Easement Legal Description", and
Receive and "File Notice of Proposed Assignment"
City Council Staff Report
June 26, 2000
The appropriate "Grant Deed" documents are provided as Attachments 1 and 2, respectively.
Area "A" is the 26 -acre shopping center site on the east side of Seal Beach Boulevard, between St.
Cloud and Rossmoor Center Way. Area `B" is the property located between the northbound 1405
Freeway off -ramp, Sea] Beach Boulevard and Lampson Avenue.
Declaration ofAmended Flood Plain Easement Legal Description:
The document will revise the legal description for the existing flood plain easement on the Bixby Old
Ranch Golf Course to reflect the new flood plain easement boundaries established as part of the
reconfiguration and regrading of the golf course property. The new flood plain easement is totally
located on the new golf course property (Area "C ").
The "Declaration of Amended Flood Plain Easement" is provided as Attachment 3.
Notice of Proposed Assignment:
This document informs the City of the transfer of title of Development Area "A" and `B" from Bixby
Ranch Company to Old Ranch Town Center, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company, in
accordance with the appropriate provisions of the Development Agreement. No action is necessary
regarding this document and is appropriate to receive and file. Old Ranch Town Center L.L.C. is the
master developer of all of the commercial developments approved for the Bixby Old Ranch Towne
Center area with the exceptions of the Marriott Brighton Gardens Senior Care Facility and the County
Inn by Ayres hotel development.
FISCAL IMPACT
None. Actions necessary to clear title to Development Areas "A" and `B" for the commercial
developments previously approved by the Planning Commission and City Council.
RECOMMENDATION
Accept offers of dedication; approve declaration of amended flood plain easement; authorize City
Manager to execute said documents on behalf of the City of Sea] Beach. Receive and File Notice of
Proposed Assignment.
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Acceptance of Grant Deeds — Bixbv Old Ranch Towne Center Project, Areas A and B
Approval of "Amended flood Plain Ensement Legal Description ", and
Receive and "File Notice of Proposed Assignment"
City Council Staff Report
June 26, 2000
6/Yevelopment Whittenberg, Director
Services Departm nt
Attachments: (4)
NOTED A APPROVED
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Keith R. Till
City Manager
Attachment 1: "Grant Deed" — Development Area "A"
Attachment 2: "Grant Deed" —Development Area `B"
Attachment 3: Declaration of Amended Flood Plain Easement Legal Description
Attachment 4: Notice of Proposed Assignment, dated June 21, 2000
Grant Deeds and Flood Plain Fz nenLCC SR
BIXBY RANCH COMPANY
a California Li m red Par t n r h L
Jeannette L Christensen
Vice President and
General Counsel
Via Personal Delivery
June 21. 2000
Mr. Steve Badum
Public Works Director /City Engineer
City of Seal Beach
211 Eighth Street
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Dear Mr. Badum:
Fred H. Bixby, Founder a 1875 -1952
Ron Bradshaw is out of town but he has asked me to deliver you the following
documents:
1. Declaration of Amended Flood Plain Easement Leal Description. This document
retains the original Flood Plain Easement on the property and only changes the legal description.
2. Notice of Proposed Assignment. This is a Notice to the City of Seal Beach
indicating that Bixby intends to transfer the Kitchell property on July 12, 2000. The assignment
and assumption agreement from Kitchell will be forwarded in a few days.
3. Grant Deed. This Grant Deed conveys to the City the landscaped areas on the 13
acre and 25 acre parcels.
Several of the legal descriptions contain blanks for insertion of recording information on
the Kitchell /Target lot line adjustment. As the lot line adjustment will be recorded in the next
day or two, we will be able to insert that information shortly.
If any of these documents has been misdirected to you, please call my office as soon as
possible and I will send them to the proper person at the City. Alternatively, I would appreciate
3010 Old Ranch Parkway, Suite 100 • Seal Beach, California 90740 -2750 • 562- 493 -1475 • FAX 562 -493 -1477
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your forwarding the documents to the proper person directly. I understand that these documents
must be received by the City today so that they can be acted upon at the City Council meeting
next Monday.
Sincerely,
J an ette L. Christensen
JLC /dhb
Enclosures
cc: Ron Bradshaw
Keith Till (personal delivery w /enclosures)