REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on Resolutions Ordering the Vacation of Underground Electric Easements at 3303 Octavius Drive and 3326 Scott Boulevard [Council Pillar: Promote and Enhance Economic and Housing Development] Continued from March 17, 2020
Report
BACKGROUND
On December 15, 2015, City Council approved the Santa Clara Square Residential/Mixed Use Project (Project) to allow the development of up to 1,800 apartment units, 40,000 square feet (sf) of retail space, 4,500 sf of leasing space and 38,000 sf of amenity space on a 33.38-acre site at 2600 Augustine Drive (Agenda Item 13A). The Project includes parcels at 3303 Octavius Drive and 3326 Scott Boulevard (Property). On November 21, 2017, City Council approved amendments to the Project allowing for up to 1,840 dwelling units and the reclassification of seven units to a leasing showroom (Agenda Item 16B). Irvine Company (Owner) is currently in the process of constructing the Project.
DISCUSSION
Due to the redevelopment of the Property, the existing underground electric easements encumbering the Property have been relocated or determined to be excess, and these easements are no longer necessary. The Owner has requested that the City vacate the subject underground electric easements to clear these unnecessary encumbrances on the Property. Any relevant facilities previously within said easements have been removed or abandoned. Silicon Valley Power, the only agency having an interest in the easements, concurs that these easements are eligible to be vacated. Staff has reviewed this proposal and found that these easements are no longer necessary for public purposes and therefore recommends that they be vacated according to subsection C of California Streets and Highways Code Section 8333.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the Project was approved by City Council on December 15, 2015. Amendment No. 1 to the EIR was approved by City Council on November 21, ...
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