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RESOLUTION NO. 123
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DOWNEY FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
PUBLIC INTEREST, •CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
REQUIRE THE ACQUISITION OF THE NECESSARY
FEE TITLE AND EASEMENTS BY WAY OF EMINENT
DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
CERTAIN FIRE STATIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council hereby finds,
determines and declares that the public interest and necessity
require the following improvements to be made, to wit: The
construction, operation and use of certain fire stations on
the hereinafter described real property.
That the location of said fire stations has been
planned and located in the manner which will be most compat-
ible with the greatest public good and least private injury.
SECTION 2. That the City Council hereby finds,
determines and declares that in order to construct, operate
and use said fire stations the public interest, convenience
and necessity require the acquisition by the City of Downey of
the fee title in and to certain land hereinafter described and
a non- exclusive easement for ingress and egress and the parking
of vehicles thereon on certain other land hereinafter described
and the City Council hereby declares that it is the intention
of the City of Downey to acquire in its name the said herein -
after described real
property or interest therein in said real
0-4 property by condemnation in accordance with the purposes of the
Code of Civil Procedure and of the Constitution of the State of
California authorizing the exercise of the rights of eminent
domain.
SECTION 3. That said real property, the acquisition
of which is required by the public interest, convenience and
necessity for the improvements set forth in Sections 1 and 2
hereof and the interests necessary to be acquired are set forth
in this section and said properties are situated in the City of
Downey, County of Los Angeles, State of California and are des -
cribed as follows:
PARCEL 1. Acquisition of fee title. PARCEL 2.
Acquisition of a non - exclusive easement for ingress and egress
of motor vehicles, including fire engines and an easement for
parking and storing thereon.
PARCEL 1. That portion of the Rancho Santa Gertrudes,
in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as
follows:
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Beginning at the intersection of the southerly line
of the land described in the deed to Nina B. Squires,
recorded on January 27, 1933 as Instrument No. 442 in
book 12062 page 15 of Official Records of said county,
with the westerly line of lot 5 in block "B" of Tract
No. 212, as per map recorded in book 14 page 54 of
Maps, records of said county, said intersection being
northeasterly 749.48 feet, measured along the westerly
line, from the southwest corner of said lot 5; thence
4 northeasterly along said westerly line 80 feet; thence
northwesterly parallel with said southerly line, a
distance . of 100 feet to the true point of beginning;
thence continuing northwesterly along said parallel
line to the center line of Broadfield Boulevard, 60
feet wide as described in the final order of condem-
nation recorded on September 16, 1948, as Instrument
No. 1730 in book 28257 page 174, Official Records of
said county; thence southwesterly along said center
line a distance of 65 feet; thence southeasterly par -
allel with the southerly line of said land of Squires
a distance of 134 feet; thence northeasterly parallel
with said center line of Broadfield Boulevard, a dis-
tance of 40 feet; thence southeasterly parallel with
said southerly line of the land of Squires, a dis-
tance of 63 feet; thence northeasterly parallel with
said center line of Broadfield Boulevard, a distance
of 25 feet to the true point of beginning.
PARCEL 2. That portion of the Rancho Santa Gertrudes,
in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the southerly line
of the land described in deed to Nina B. Squires,
recorded on January 27, 1933 as Instrument No. 442 in
book 12062 page 15 of Official Records, in the office
of the County Recorder of said county with the west -
erly line of lot 5 in block B " of Tract No. 212, as
per map recorded in book 14 page 54 of Maps, in the
office of said County Recorder, said intersection
being northeasterly 749.48 feet measured along said
westerly line from the southwest corner of said lot
5; thence northeasterly along said westerly line 80
feet; thence northwesterly parallel with said south-
erly line to the center line of Broadfield Boulevard,
60 feet wide as described in Final Order of Condemna-
tion recorded on September 16, 1948 as Instrument No.
1730 in book 28257 page 174 of Official Records of
said county; thence southwesterly along said center
line 65 feet to the true point of beginning; thence
southeasterly parallel with the southerly line of
said land of Squires, a distance of 134 feet; thence
northeasterly parallel with said center line of
Broadfield Boulevard, a distance of 40 feet; thence
southeasterly parallel with said southerly line of
the land of Squires, a distance of 63 feet; thence
southwesterly parallel with said center line of
Broadfield Boulevard, a distance of 25 feet; thence
I northwesterly parallel with said southerly line of
the land of Squires, a distance of 38 feet; thence
southwesterly parallel with said center line of
Broadfield Boulevard, a distance of 25 feet, more or
less, to the southerly line of said land of Squires;
thence northwesterly along said southerly line, a
distance of 159 feet, more or less, to the center
line of said Broadfield Boulevard; thence northeast-
erly along said center line 15 feet, more or less,
to the true point of beginning.
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The lands described herein are owned and used by
the Downey County Water District but said City Council finds
and declares the use for which the property herein is to be
condemned and appropriated is a more necessary and paramount
public use than the use for which the property has been
appropriated.
SECTION 4. That the City Attorney of the City of
Downey and Burke, Williams & Sorensen hereby are authorized,
f empowered and directed to prepare, institute and prosecute
; in the name of the City of Downey such proceedings in the
proper court having jurisdiction thereof as are necessary for
the condemnation of the fee title and of a permanent non -
exclusive easement in said real property described in Section
3 of this resolution in the name of said city.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this - 15th day of July,
1957.
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Cit Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Downey at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 15th day of July,
1957, by the following vote of the Council:
iL AYES : Councilmen: Dunnum, Giddings, Temple and Peavey.
e NOES : Councilmen:
ABSENT: Councilmen: Stamps.
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