Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
A number of encroachments into the public rights-of-way were discovered during the plan development phase of the River South, Phase II, Improvement Project. These encroachments include building foundations, building facades, walls, doorways, stoops, and steps. Encroachments into public rights-of-way must be removed or must be permitted by the local public agency ("LPA") prior to the LPA certifying all necessary right-of-way is acquired and available for use as a part of any Federal/State funded project. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute any documents necessary to grant encroachment easements for existing encroachments into the public rights-of-way as required prior to certification that all right-of-way is cleared and available for construction of the River South, Phase II, Improvement Project, a Federal/State funded project.
2. Emergency designation
The City must be in a position to certify all necessary right-of-way is acquired and available for use as a part of this project on or before November 15, 2009. Emergency action is requested to allow for document preparation, execution and recording prior to this date.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant encroachment easements for existing building foundations, building facades, doorways, stoops and steps within those public rights-of-way needed for the River South, Phase II, Improvement Project and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, a number of encroachments into the public rights-of-way were discovered during the plan development phase of the River South, Phase II, Improvement Project; and
WHEREAS, these encroachments include building foundations, building facades, walls, doorways, stoops and steps; and
WHEREAS, encroachments into public rights-of-way must be removed or must be permitted by the local p...
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