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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC IV EXTEN MYFORD RD 09-08-85,N-DA Corn JULY 5, 1985 TO: FROM: S U BJ ECT: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FINAL AGREEMENT - EXTENSION OF MYFORO ROAD THROUGH MCAS(H) RECOMMENDATION That the City Council approve the final agreement among the cities of Tustin and Irvine, The Irvine Company and the Marine Corps for the extension of Myford Road through the helicopter base. BACKGROUND The final agreement implements the federal enabling legislation enacted last year which authorized the Marine Corps to gran% a road easement through the helicopter base in exchange for avigation easement over the Browning and GCA corridors. The parties to the final agreement signed a Memorandum of Understanding {MOU) in March, 1985 wherein the parties agreed to reach the final agreement by June 30, 1985. DISCUSSION The final agreement provides the specific mechanism to accomplish the items agreed upon by the parties in the MOU. The following are the key points of the final agreement: The Irvine Company will grant an avigation easement (acknowl- edgement of the Marine Corps' right to overfly) over the Browning Corridor. The Browning Corridor will shift from its present alignment (Myford Road to Browning Avenue) to E1Modena Channel {eastern edge of the Auto Center) to Peters Canyon Wash (east of Myford Road). The Irvine Company will grant a clearance easement over a portion of the Browning Corridor within which residential uses will be prohibited. The clearance easement (which the Marines will utilize as a visual aid and noise buffer zone) extends 250' east of the edge of existing Myford Road for a distance of two miles from the helicopter base. This easement will be relocated to overlay the Eastern Corridor upon the acquisition of right-of-way for the Corridor. It is important to note that this easement is in lieu of any other land use restrictions within the Browning Corridor. At one point, restrictions upon residential uses, size and location of parks, etc., throughout the Browning Corridor were demanded by the Marine Corps. FINAL AGREEMENT-Extension of Myford Road July 5, 1985 Page two e e Be The Ground Control Approach (GCA) will be relocated. The GCA is used for instrument landing approaches during adverse weather conditions. The GCA will not affect existing or future residential areas of Tustin. The Irvine Company has agreed to convey to the Marine Corps all or a portion of 39 acres of land south of the helicopter base in the event an appraisal (now underway) shows that the value of the road easement is greater than the Browning Corridor and/or clearance easements. The conveyance of the road right-of-way to The Irvine Company will be simultaneously conveyed to the city of Tustin. The cities and The Irvine Company agree to relocate the heavy lift training facilities to Camp Pendleton. A site and design criteria have been agreed upon and are part of the final agreement. The Marine Corps has agreed upon design criteria for Myford Road. The Marine Corps has agreed to take steps required to remove the hazardous wastes situated within the road right-of-way. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board has ordered that remedial action is required. If the cities and The Irvine Company wish to advance the time for remediation of this condition, they may do so by separate agreement with the Marine Corps. It is contemplated in that circumstance that the Marine Corps will contribute the costs which would otherwise be legally required for the remediation and that the balance of the expense will be shared among the cities and Company as they may agree. The agreement is structured to permit construction of the road by spring, 1987 barring any unforeseen circumstances. William A. Huston City Manager WAH:jh Attachment