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Home My WebLink About07-Public Works . . r '-' .".., File No. 15."3i265 - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO From: ROGER G. HARDGRAVE, Di rector Dept: Public Works/Engineering Date: January 10, 1989 Subject: Vacation of A.T. & S.F. Railroad Crossings on Main Street and 8roadway Street. Between "I" and "J" Streets .J~ Synopsis of Previous Council action: 10-24-88 Authorization to proceed was given and Plan No. 7422 was approved. Finding of Need for health and safety reasons was made, the Negative Decl aration was adopted and a fi ndi n9 of consi stency wi th the Interim Policy Document was made. Resolution of Intention No. 88-344 was adopted, setting a public hearing date of October 17, 1988. Protest Hearing and Resolution Ordering Vacation continued to January 17, 1989. 02-01-88 08-01-88 -- 09-06-88 Recommended motion: That the hearing be closed and the Findings of Fact as set forth in the Staff Report. dated September 30, 1988, from Roger G. Hardgrave, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, as to why a portion of Main Street and Broadway Street between "I" and "J" Streets is no longer necessary for street purposes, be adopted. cc: Jim Robbins, Acting City Admin. Jim Richardson. Deputy City Admin./Development Andrew Green, Director - Finance Contact person: Mike Grubbs Phone: 5179 3 Supporting data attached: Staff Report & Maps Ward: FUNDING REOUIREMENTS: Amount: W~gP~ nn WOOl ?fifi Source: (Acct. No.) 001-302-53157 (Acct. Descriotion) Strppt Vacation Procppdiogs Finance: Council Notes: 75-0262 Agenda Item No. 7 - - . CITY OF SAN BERN~DINO - REQUEST ~ COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT INTRODUCTION At the meeting of October 24, 1988, the Mayor and Common Council directed Staff to bring back a report on alternate crossings which might be more appropriate candidates for closure than Main Street and Broadway Street. This action was taken in response to protests received from the adjoining property owners. All grade crossings with Santa Fe Railway lines were reviewed to determine if there were any that could be considered a candidate for closure. The only other possibility was found to be Ennis Street. DISCUSSION a) Ennis Street (See Attachment "A") Enni s Street is 40' wi de (ri ght-of-way) servi ng as a coll ector between Washi ngton Avenue and Waterman Avenue. The crossing is located about 0.4 mile South of Central Avenue and 0.2 mile North of Dumas Street. Currently, Enni s Street is a 2-1 ane paved road. Some short reaches have been improved with curb and gutter. The ultimate cross section is 40' curb-to-curb with a 60' ri ght-of-way. The area is about 25% occupied by resi denti a 1 and small commercial developments. Closure of Ennis Street would impact approximately 112 acres of land as shown on the attached map. The most adversely impacted properties would be those immediately West of the crossing. Under the worst situation, motorists would have to travel an extra 1/4 mi 1 e to get to the i ntersecti on of Central Avenue and Waterman Avenue. Accessibility of the area would be reduced for emergency and public service vehicles. The Enni s Street crossi ng wi 11 be needed in the future as a trade, to obtai n approval for a new grade crossing. when construction of the new East/West arterial. to align with Orange Show Road and Pioneer Street. is constructed. Closure of the Ennis Street crossing would adversely affect growth potential of the area. Approximately 25% of the area could suffer major adverse effects on growth potential. b) Broadway and Main Streets (See Attachment "B") Broadway Street and Main Street are only 20' wide (right-of-way) each and function as alleys. There are no plans to widen either one to full street standard width of 50' (ri ght-of-way) . The area that would be impacted. if these alleys are closed. is approximately 8 acres of residential and commercial land. -1- 1/10/89 CITY OF SAN BERNaDINO - REQUEST F~ COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT In the worst case, properties West of the crossings would be 0.1 of a mile further from the intersection of 3rd Street and "I" Street. Emergency and public service vehicle access would be reduced accordi ngly. Closure of these crossi ngs coul d adversely affect the redevelopment potential of this block; however. due to the small size of the area and close proximity of a major street. the impact would be minor. Consideration could be given to constructing loop streets between Broadway Street and Main Street in order to avoid "dead ends". CONCLUSION: 1. Closure of the Ennis Street crossing may adversely affect emergency services, public services, and development potential of approximately 30 acres of partially developed lane West of the crossing. 2. The Ennis crossing will be needed for g trades to obtain a future crossing for a Master Plan East/West arterial to align with Pioneer Street and Orange Show Road. 3. Closure of the crossings on Broadway and Main Streets may have minor adverse impacts on about 4 acres of developed land West of the crossings, but these impacts would be substantially less than the impacts of closing Ennis Street. RECOMMENDATION: That the City proceed with the closing of the Broadway Street and Main Street crossing of the A.T. & S.F. Railroad. 1/10/B9 -2- o. ~~~.:, ....' '-' {;,;;":;Jrt 1/10/89 "!I ~v'J (<!I I" I ), 'I@ I I , 'IO<I'''''O! "" ffO ".-.-"'"' '.' '-" , Sr ~l--r I " ~ ~. i:...\ ~.~ .' . ",,' .1.' . ...... - ~ !)" '0 ~ .. @ -' " 'i [, -:r \ , -14-,~- , " I r It ,t ,. , i ro ~ -------r--- ~ ,;)0 r 5T Attachment "8" . Cf;7VTe IJL l 1/10/89 1/ (/ E? " " ~ ~.'r · '" r, ',J:~Yij. :( J'~J^," "f'~ N,.' \.I..,'t- , : ,.; :~ ------ "''''''',', ..... . . ""':";f~ I I ; I: 1 I I <" -" ~ 'I . 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