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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 DELEGATE C M NOTICE 11-18-02AGENDA REPORT NO. 14 11-18-02 MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 18, 2002 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY ATTORNEY RESOLUTION DELEGATING TO THE CITY MANAGER OR THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE, THE AUTHORITY TO GIVE NOTICE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL EITHER BY MAIL OR PERSONAL SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1245.235 SUMMARY: The City Attorney is recommending that the City Council delegate their authority to provide notice of a hearing on the adoption of a Resolution of Necessity to the City Manager or the City Manager's designee. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the attached resolution delegating to the City Manager or City Manager's designee the authority to provide notice of a hearing on a proposed Resolution of Necessity. FISCAL IMPACT: None. DISCUSSION: The City makes every effort to reach agreement with property owners on the acquisition of property for various public purposes, i.e., street widening. However, in some instances, the property owner is not responsive to the City or the parties are too far apart in their positions for an agreement to be reached. In such rare instances, the City must proceed to acquire the property by eminent domain. The acquisition of a property by eminent domain is strictly regulated by State law. Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235 requires the "governing body" of a local agency to give notice of its intent to adopt a Resolution of Necessity and notice of a reasonable opportunity to be heard. A strict reading of this section would require the City Council to give notice by placing the notice on the City Council agenda and approving the notice by motion adopted. A less cumbersome way to proceed would be for the City Council to authorize and delegate to the City Manager or the City Manager's designee the giving of notice on behalf of the City Council of a proposed hearing on a Resolution of Necessity. The attached resolution provides for this delegation of authority and assists in streamlining the process while still providing the property owner with appropriate notice and an opportunity to be heard. ATTACHMENT: Resolution 107 160458.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO.- :[07 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, DELEGATING TO THE CITY MANAGER OR THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE THE AUTHORITY TO GIVE NOTICE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL EITHER BY MAIL OR PERSONAL SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1245.235 WHEREAS, Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235 req~uires a public entity to give notice of a hearing on the proposed adoption of a resolution of necessity and of the opportunity to be heard on the matters referred in CCP Section 1240.030; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to delegate the provision of notice of the hearing to the City Manager or designee of the City Manager. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA finds, determines and orders as follows: SECTION 1. The City Manager or designee of the City Manager is authorized and delegated the authority to give notice on behalf of the City Council either by mail or by personal service as provided in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235 of a hearing on the proposed adoption of a Resolution of Necessity and of the opportunity to be heard on the matters referred to in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1240.030. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin on the 18 day of November, 2002. ATTEST: JEFFERY M. THOMAS, MAYOR PAMELA STOKER CITY CLERK 160457.1 Internet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF TUSTIN ) RESOLUTION NO. 107 Pamela Stoker, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 18 day of November, 2002, by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: COUNCILMEMBER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: PAMELA STOKER City Clerk -2-