Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
MARCH 23, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: WHITTIER BOULEVARD/PAINTER AVENUE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT RESOLUTIONS OF NECESSITY
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. HOLDING a public hearing on the proposed Resolutions of Necessity; and
B. ADOPTING the Resolutions of Necessity authorizing the commencement of an eminent domain action to acquire a 28-month Temporary Construction Easement ("TCE") interest from the properties located at:
13127 Whittier Boulevard, Whittier, CA, APN:8141-033-006, CPN: 81781-1;
13205 Whittier Boulevard Whittier, CA, APN:8142-033-052, CPN: 81782-1;
13241 Whittier Boulevard, Whittier, CA, APN:8142-033-068, CPN: 81783-1, -2
13301 Whittier Boulevard, Whittier, CA, APN:8142-033-069, CPN: 81784-1;
8421 Painter Avenue, Whittier, CA, APN:8142-033-070, CPN: 81785-1;
The above listed requirements are collectively identified as the "Property Interests" as identified in (Attachment A).
(REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)
Issue
ISSUE
Acquisition of the Property Interests is required for the construction and operation of the Whittier Boulevard/Painter Avenue Intersection Improvement Project ("Project"). After testimony and evidence has been received from all interested parties at the hearings, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("LACMTA"), by a vote of two-thirds of its Board of Directors ("Board"), must make a determination as to whether to adopt the proposed Resolutions of Necessity (Attachments B-1 through B-5) to acquire the Property Interests by eminent domain. Attached is evidence submitted by staff that supports the adoption of the resolutions and which sets forth the required findings (Attachment A).
Background
BACKGROUND
The City of Whittier, in cooperation with LACMTA, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, propose to improve mobility, reli...
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