HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2301 RESOLUTION NO. 2301
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
CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR STREET PURPOSES ON THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD AND FIRESTONE BOULEVARD
(S.S. PROJECT NO. 191)
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 acquisition
of rights of way in, over and under the hereinafter described real
property for public street purposes and all uses appurtenant thereto.
That the location of the land for said street has been planned and
located in the manner which will be most compatible to the greatest
public good and the least private injury.
SECTION 2. That the City Council finds, determines and declares
that, in order to acquire said rights of way in, on, over and under said
land for said street purposes and use the same for said purposes, the
public interest, convenience and necessity require the acquisition of
the rights of way by the City of Downey in, on, over and under that
certain real property hereinafter described, and the City Council hereby
declares that it is the intention of the City of Downey to acquire in
its name said rights of way in, on, over and under said hereinafter
described real property by condemnation in accordance with the provisions
of the Code of Civil Procedure and the Constitution of the State of
California authorizing the exercise of the right of eminent domain.
SECTION 3. That said real property, the acquisition of which is
required by the public interest, convenience and necessity for the
purpose set forth in Sections 1 and 2 hereof, is described as follows:
PARCEL 1: Those portions of Lots 2 and 4 of Greening's Sub -
division of Block 11, Downey City, per Map Recorded in Book 30,
Page 80 of Miscellaneous Records in the Office of the County
Recorder of said County described as follows:
That portion of said Lot 2 lying northwesterly of a line parallel
with and distant southeasterly 50.00 feet, measured at right
angles, from the centerline of Paramount Boulevard as shown on
Official Map (amended), recorded January 13, 1964 as Document 5017
in Book 4, Pages 76 to 78 of Official Maps in the Office of the
County Recorder of said County.
To be known as Paramount Boulevard.
PARCEL 2: Beginning at the intersection of the southwesterly
line of said lots with a line parallel with and distant south-
easterly 50.00 feet, measured at right angles, from the center-
line of Paramount Boulevard, as shown on Official Map (amended),
recorded January 13, 1964 as Document 5097 in Book 4, Pages 76
to 78 of Official Maps in said Recorder's Office; thence South
57 ° 06'39" East along said southwesterly line 24.37 feet to a
point of cusp with a tangent curve concave easterly and having a
radius of 25.00 feet; thence northerly along said curve 38.63
feet to a point of cusp with said parallel line; thence South
31 ° 25'50" West along said parallel line 24.37 feet to the point
of beginning.
SECTION 4. That the City Attorneys of the City of Downey, Burke,
Williams and Sorensen, hereby are authorized, 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 said rights of way in said real property
described in Section 3 of this Resolution.
Said attorneys hereby are authorized and empowered to take such
procedure as may be necessary to secure an Order of Immediate Possession
for the use of and occupancy of said property.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of October , 1969.
(ter - Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey on the
13th day of October , 1969, by the following vote:
AYES: 5 Councilmen: Ferris, Corbin, Winton, Morton, Temple
NOES: 0 Councilmen: None
ABSENT: 0 Councilmen: None
City Clerk