Title
Public Hearing on Potential Sale of Piperhill and Pacific Surplus Drinking Water Utility Properties
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Hold a public hearing on the potential sale of the Piperhill and Pacific Access Road, an asset of the City's Drinking Water Utility that was previously declared surplus by the City Council, to Sean and Tiffany Hooper, Steven and Kathleen Hooper, and CP General, LLC. Following the public hearing, direct staff to draft a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to sign all documents necessary to effect the sale of this utility surplus property.
Report
Issue:
Whether to sell the Piperhill and Pacific Access Road property to Sean and Tiffany Hooper, Steven and Kathleen Hooper, and CP General, LLC, as tenants in common.
Staff Contact:
Jay Burney, Assistant City Manager, 360.753.8740
Ladd Cluff, City Surveyor, Public Works Department, 360.753.8389
Presenter(s):
Jay Burney, Assistant City Manager
Background and Analysis:
The Piperhill and Pacific Access Road property, which runs north/south between Piperhill Drive and Old Pacific Highway, was formerly used to access and maintain the Meridian Reservoir, a property owned and maintained by the City's Drinking Water Utility. This access road crosses railroad tracks at its midpoint and, due to safety concerns, staff have found alternative means of access to the Reservoir property. As such, the Drinking Water Utility no longer has a use for this access road.
Several private properties along Piperhill Drive and abutting the access road have been using the road to enter/exit their properties. These properties are shown on the attached map. When these properties were developed with single family residences and permitted by the County, ownership or easement access should have been verified as a condition of granting building permits, but this issue was missed. This oversight has created a situa...
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