REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Quitclaim Deed to Extinguish Parking Easements and Accept and Grant a New Ingress/Egress Easement at a Location on Pastoria Avenue to Benefit the Properties of the City and the Adjoining Landowner
Report
BACKGROUND
On April 29, 2014 the City Council heard an appeal on the Special Development Permit for a project located at 420 South Pastoria Avenue owned by Distel Limited Partnership and Happy Life Limited Partnership (RTC 14-0444).The project site is adjacent to the Sunnyvale Office Center and Sunnyvale Public Library (Attachment 1) and consists of a child care center for up to 188 students and 18 employees in an existing office building. As part of the project review process staff discovered that the 420 S. Pastoria Avenue property and adjacent City properties were both encumbered with reciprocal parking easements (Attachment 2). The project includes a proposal to use sections of the parking easements for school uses (outdoor play area), which requires City approval. Staff determined that it would be beneficial to remove any unnecessary encumbrances burdening both properties to allow for maximum property management flexibility. If the project is approved it will be required to execute reciprocal quitclaim deeds for the parking easements as conditions of approval.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan Goal CC-4 Accessible and Attractive Public Facilities - Provide facilities which are accessible, attractive, and add to the enjoyment of the physical environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action is not a project for purposes of CEQA because it will not result in a direct physical change in the environment (Guideline 15378). A Negative Declaration was prepared for the childcare project, including analysis of traffic and parking, which was adopted by the Planning Commission and was heard on appeal by the City Council on April 29, 2014 (RTC 14-0444).
DISCUSSION
As part of the project ...
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