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Home My WebLink About17-Development Services ORIGINAL CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Dept: Development Services Subject: Authorization to Proceed- Proposed Vacation of a Portion of the North/South Alley between 2nd Street and Rialto Avenue, West of "I" Street (raldwell Allev) and Plan Annroval File No. 15.30-351 MCC Date: 12-06-99 From: MICHAEL E. HAYS, Director Date: November 22,1999 Synopsis of Previous Council Action: None. Recommended Motion: 1. That the Director of Development Services and the City Clerk be authorized to proceed with the vacation of a portion of the north/south Alley located between 2nd Street and Rialto Avenue, West of "I" Street (Caldwell Alley); AND 2. That Plan No. 10050 showing the proposed vacation of a portion of the north/south Alley located between 2nd Street and Rialto Avenue, West of "I" Street (Caldwell Alley) is approved. ~keEfti! Contact person: EILEEN GOMEZ Staff Report/Letter/Plan Supporting data attached: Map Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: $1,000.00 (processing fee paid by petitioner) Source: (Acct. No.) 001-000-4780 Council Notes: Agenda Item No. 1I:.rJ 12/./'11 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Staff Report SUBJECT: Authorization to Proceed & Approval of Plan No. 10050, for the vacation of a portion of the north/south alley located between 2nd Street and Rialto Avenue, west of "I" Street (Caldwell Alley). BACKGROUND: On August 26, 1999, this office received a letter from Metrolink requesting the closure of a portion of the north/south alley located between 2nd Street and Rialto Avenue, west of "1" Street (Caldwell Alley). As stated on the attached letter from Metrolink, the purpose of this closure is to rehabilitate this segment of the line "to extend the current Metrolink service into the downtown area and provide San Bernardino residents with a successful alternative means of transportation." The Caldwell Alley crossing is not a major arterial and carries little to no traffic. Upon approval of the authorization to proceed, Metrolink will incorporate the appropriate K-rail with fencing to preclude vehicular traffic from crossing this segment of the track. As shown on the attached map, the adjoining parcels would have access either from Rialto Avenue, "I" Street or 2nd Street. The applicant has paid $1,000, which is the total amount for the completion of the vacation proceedings. If authorization to proceed is given, staff will contact all City Departments, the various utility companies and adjacent property owners to determine if any conflicts or objections exist. The results of the investigations will be presented prior to the legal proceedings of the vacation. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. The applicant has paid the total amount of $1,000 for the completion of the vacation proceedings. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that authorization to proceed with the proposed vacation is given and that Plan No. 10050 be approved. , I I~IMETROLINK$ . ,- \ ~ '?o' '> . ) ~. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY ,;? - :~ f-c.:'D!l I-S-'" \ AUG 3 0 1999 August 26, 1999 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT File: SOOO 11 06 Mr. Michael W. Grubbs, P.E. Acting City Engineer City of San Bernardino Public Works/Engineering 300 North 'D' Street San Bernardino, CA 92418 Dear Mr. Grubbs: REOUEST TO CLOSE CALDWELL ALLEY J.-e5 Member Agencies: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Orange County Transportation .'\uthority. Riverside County Transportation Commission. San Bernardino Associated Go\'emments. Ventura County Transportation Conunission. Ex Officio Members: Southern California Association of Governments. San Diego Association of Go\'emments. State of California. The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) on behalf of the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) is currently under contract with the consulting fIrm of Daniel, Mann, Johnson, & Mendenhall (DMJM) to provide fInal engineering for the reconstruction of the fIrst mile of the former Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Redlands branch line track. This reconstruction of the fIrst mile will include complete track rehabilitation of new rail, concrete ties and ballast, as well as improved drainage, crossing surfaces and new automatic warning devices at the crossings. The rehabilitation of this segment of the line is to extend the current Metrolink service into the downtown area and provide San Bernardino residents with a successful alternative means of transportation. In order to achieve this goal, it is very critical that safety considerations be made in the design and upgrading of this segment of track. The elimination of unnecessary minor crossings is always one of the fIrst considerations in the evaluation of a corridor upgrade. This would benefIt all interested parties in that budgeted dollars could be better spent upgrading the other crossings with a high ADT, creating safer and smoother transitions for the motoring public. In order to leave this crossing opened to the public it would have to be upgraded with a new crossing surface and automatic warning devices. This would entail an investment of around $350,000 on such a low density street and create additional noise to the residents in the area. This letter is to formally request the permanent closure of the Caldwell Alley crossing of this line of track. The crossing, designated by PUC No. 2U-OA, is not a major arterial and carries little to no traffic at all. If agreeable to City of San Bernardino, we will incorporate the appropriate K-rail with fencing to preclude vehicular traffIc from crossing this narrow and skewed segment ofthe track. 700 S. Flower Street 26th Floor Los Angeles CA 90017 Tel [213] 452.0200 Fax [213] 452.0425 www.metrolinktrains.com , Mr. Michael Grubbs, P.E. August 26, 1999 Page Two Please provide your concurrence at your earliest convenience in order that we may proceed with our final design of this segment of the track. If you have any questions, I may be reached at (213) 452-0249 or E-mailedat.mathieur@scrra.net. . Si W;[~ RON MATHIEU Manager Public Projects RM:rm [caldwell alley closure] cc: Mr. Steve Handelman, P.E. Utilities Engineer California Public Utilities Commission Rail Engineering Safety Branch 320 West 4th Street, Suite 500 Los Angeles, CA 90013 Rudy San Miguel Manager Public Projects Hanson & Wilson Inc. 1355 E. Cooley Drive, Suite B Colton, CA 92324 Mr. Bob Brooks Rail Systems Lead Engineer Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall 600 South Main Street, Suite 900 Orange, CA 92868 Mike Bair, SANBAG Mike McGinley, SCRRA Dave Mansheim, SCRRA Sam Mansour, SCRRA Naresh Patel, SCRRA \ No Scale 5th 51. Mill 51. Jti <~ u'" go 0'" u< ~O Oron e Show Rd. {! - . . . GOULD ST. o Location of proposed alley vacation VICINITY MAP CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION PROPOSED VACATION OF A PORTION OF THE NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY BETWEEN 2nd STREET AND RIAL TO AVENUE, WEST OF "I" STREET j ~ indicates un-incorporated areas . ~ within City's Sphere of Influence Created by: L-. Foqa~~ Date: 09/02//999 --- 2nd ILl 1 ::> z ~ < , \ 3 \ 4 2 NO SCALE -l -l < o z < 0::: 13 14 ft ft ft Portion of alley to be vacated --- RIALTO A VEN U E , , - I ~,I I Prepared by: CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION REAL PROPERTY SECTION ~~~ l, fO~SS4 PROPOSED VACATION OF A PORTION OF THE NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN 2nd STREET AND RIAL TO AVENUE, WEST OF "I" STREET CALDWELL ALL PLAN NO.: 10050 Checked by: Date: 11/ 16/ 1999 Sheet of FILE NO. : 15.30-351 ~REA OF VACATION SHOWN AS ~