HomeMy WebLinkAboutOB 4 T VILLAGE WAY HOA 11-6-89 '"" . OLD BU3J. NI-33
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.~u,~TE. OCTOBER 31, 1989 ~ I
TO:
WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FRO~: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
SUBJECT: I-5/SR-55 INTERCHANGE RECONSTRUCTION - CONCERNS OF THE TUSTIN
VILLAGE WAY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
DISCUSSION:
During the October 16, 1989 Tustin City Council meeting, the City
Council directed the staff to place on the City Council agenda an item
to review the concerns of the Tustin Village Way Homeowners Association
regarding th~ reconstruction of the I-5/SR-55 interchange. The concerns
that the Association identified at the meeting include:
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The agreement between Caltrans and the Orange County Transportation
District regarding the construction of an exclusive transitway
connector between I-5 and SR-55, the only transitway to be built ~ .....
through residential land in the country.
2. Noise from the ongoing project to widen SR-55 S/O I-5 is getting
louder. W~y?
3. Why, and by what authority, have Caltrans surveyors entered onto
Association property?
4. What is the status of the negotiations to acquire right-of-way from
the Association for the I/5/SR-55 project? It has ~been several
months since any contact by Caltrans was made.
5 Is any of Tustin's money being used to finance right-of-way
acquisition for the project? ·
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Response to requests in a letter from Mayor Kennedy to District
Director Keith McKean dated September 13, 1989 including:
a) Loss of covered and open parking spaces.
b) The need for Caltrans to acquire dwelling units.
c) The loss of common or open space such as swimming
pools or laundry facilities.
d) Noise levels from freeway and elevated transitway and
mitigation measures required.
e) Visual intrusion of elevated transitway.
~-5/SR-55 INTERCHANGE RECONSTRUCTION
OCTOBER 30, 1989
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Mr. Bar_~ ~ Rabbitt, Ca~_l~rans Deputy District DireQtor and Project
Ma~~jfor the'~ ~'6'~idor,-~ ........ a~6%~er~ cal~r'ans representative has
be~ ~quested .to attend the Council meeting so that the Assoc~at~on'~
concerns can be fully and accurately addressed.
Bob Ledendecker
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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