A bill for an ordinance designating certain properties as being required for public use and authorizing use and acquisition thereof by negotiation or through condemnation proceedings of fee simple, easement and other interests, including any rights and interests related or appurtenant to properties as needed for the National Western Center Project. Grants the authority to acquire through negotiated purchase or condemnation any property interest as needed for the Brighton Boulevard 47th Avenue to Race Court Reconstruction project including easement interests, access rights, improvements, buildings, fixtures, licenses, permits and other appurtenances located at Brighton Boulevard from 47th Avenue to Race Court in Council District 9. The Committee approved filing this bill by consent on 2-6-18.
And Councilman Espinosa has also called out for a Vote Council Bill 137 approving the annual Public Works Infrastructure Program by waiving the requirement that contracts above 500,000 be individually approved by City Council under pending, no items have been called out. Did I miss anything? All right, Madam Secretary, could you please put the first item up on our screens? And Councilor Cashman, will you please put comfortable 115 on the floor? Yes, Mr. President. I move the council bill 18 0115 be ordered published. It has been moved and seconded questions by members of council. 115. Those called out by Councilman Espinosa. All right. Um, sorry. Yeah. So I had some concerns reading the legal description. You know, we were considerably, you know, the way it's written, there's considerable amount of air land area that has been added to this area for condemnation. But I understand it's it's customary, but I would like somebody from public works to to speak to how this acquisition would be, how this kind of these new this new area, as defined, would be used to sort of assure me and this council that the recommendations of the Illyria neighborhood plan, which asks that the which states in their its recommendations that improvements to Brighton Boulevard do not go east beyond what is there today, so that there there is no, you know, destruction of the existing fabric. Good evening. Lisa Lemley, Division of Real Estate. So, Councilman, I can address in a general way first, the land acquisition ordinance is what is traditional for us almost 100% of the time. We use the vesting deeds to for each of the properties that we may impact. The reason for that is we come at a time before the design is 100% completed, but we need to be moving the land acquisition forward or the ordinance forward so that we can meet the timing of the project itself, recognizing that the intent is not to take all of the properties on this particular project. I can confirm with you, but in general I believe the ratio is ten of them are temporary easements, two are permanent easements and three are partial acquisitions. And the partial acquisitions are where Brighton curves a little bit. And the intent of the project primarily is a little bit of widening and sidewalks where there are no sidewalks right now. Now I would need to probably follow up with you on the Illyria plan that you're referencing as it relates to the design in terms of going east. The project is just between 44th and 47th grade. Yeah, yeah. I'm happy it's C 115 or I, I had it printed out but I forgot to bring it. So the, the reason why this is concerning when I saw the legal descriptions is we, we certainly put a exception on the final five feet of the property for the alley right of way. Me personally, I would have much rather seen an exception come further closer to the to the front property line where you actually need the right of way. The reason why it's concerning, though, is because we're in the process of acquiring everything west of those properties. And so we can certainly widen and put all the the the right of way improvements on our property that we already own. So I'm just it's important that. Yeah, well the question I should add, I'll ask it this way. So the intent of the neighborhood plan, which recommends not going east into the existing fabric, would be met by the proposed plan. I mean, the proposed project isn't as envisioned right now, correct? My understanding is yes. And like I said, I'm happy to follow up with you tomorrow then to confirm that. But my understanding is, yes, we are taking just there would be three small parcels and it is just to get around a curve, and that is with land that we do not own as part of the National Western Project. Okay, great. I sort of just want that on record because I don't want us to be in the it's a great opportunity. And there's also language in the plan about the redevelopment along Brighton Boulevard, but I wouldn't want us to be in this business of acquiring land through condemnation procedures and only to put it back on the market. No, there are very specific requirements around that with the Uniform Relocation Act, the whole process. No, it's it's very controlled. And how the city moves forward and public works and real estate move forward with these projects. And then one last bit of clarification. You know, I was told it was a public works project, The Broad, the Brighton Boulevard. But it is clearly stated in the bill this is part of the National Western Center is. The distinction is it is not within the National Western Center boundaries for the original land acquisition ordinance. It is in the National Western Center area. So Brighton Boulevard obviously is a major roadway that will support National Western. So that is why it was referenced because of that 44th to 47th block and it is being paid for from national Western funds. Oh, great. Thank you. I don't see anybody else with questions. Councilman Espinosa, did you want to make comments before we vote? No. No comment. All right. Madam Secretary, roll call. Espinoza. I. Flynn. I. Gilmore. Herndon. Cashman. I can eat. Lopez. I knew. Sussman. Black. Hi, Mr. President. Hi. Madam Secretary, please close voting. And now the results. Lebanese Lebanese Council Bill 115 has been ordered published. Final consideration will be Monday, March 12th. Madam Secretary, if you could put the next item on our screens and Councilman Cashman, will you please put Council Bill 151 on the floor?