TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Bob Moehling, Public Works Director
PREPARED BY: Jeff Hitch, City Engineer
SUBJECT:
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Quitclaim Deed to Reserve a Public Right-of-Way Easement for Monroe Avenue
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RECOMMENDATION
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Approve a Quitclaim Deed to reserve a right-of-way easement on Monroe Avenue over a portion of the parcel granted to the City of Murrieta on document No. 2011-0150720;
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Quitclaim Deed of Easement; and
Direct the City Clerk to record the Quitclaim Deed upon approval by the City Attorney.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
None.
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Plan, program and create infrastructure development.
DISCUSSION
The Terraces Development (Terraces) is located north of Murrieta Hot Springs Road and east of Monroe Avenue and developed under Parcel Map 38373. The Terraces project was conditioned to construct Monroe Avenue along its property frontage. A portion of the Monroe Avenue alignment crosses over a parcel that was granted to the City of Murrieta (City) by Document No. 2011-0150720. The Terraces has completed the street improvement plans needed to build the roadway and now requires a public right-of-way easement over the City's parcel.
The process to dedicate public right-of-way over a City-owned parcel is to record a Quitclaim Deed (Attachment No. 1) where the City reserves itself an easement over its parcel. This document relies upon a legal description and plat to physically define the actual location of the easement in surveying language. The Monroe Avenue Right-of-Way Easement Exhibit in Attachment No. 2 provides the approximate location of the public right-of-way that is needed. The legal description and plat are currently being developed and reviewed by staff and will be consistent with the Easement Exhibit as well as the approved street improvement plans. Staff is seeking approval of the public right-of-way easement for Monroe Avenue and authorizat...
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