HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2860 RESOLUTION NO. 2860
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 PUBLIC USE LOCATED AT THE NORTH-
EAST CORNER OF PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD AND ORANGE STREET
(C.C. PROJECT NO. 326) NEW FIRE STATION HEADQUARTERS
AND TO RESCIND RESOLUTION NO. 2856
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, convenience, and necessity require the acquisition
of land in, on, over, and under the hereinafter described real property for
public purposes and all uses appurtenant thereto.
That the location of the land for said project 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 land in, on, over, and under said land for said
Fire Station purposes and use the name for said purposes, the public
interest, convenience, and necessity require the acquisition of the land by
the City of Downey in, on, over, and under that certain real property herein-
after described, and the City Council hereby declares that it is the
intention of the City of Downey to acquire in its name said land 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:
That part of Block "D" of the Rancho Santa Gertrudes, as per map of
the Subdivision thereof for the Santa Gertrudes Land Association by
Hoffman Brothers, recorded in Book 32 Page 18 of Miscellaneous
Records, in the office of the County Recorder of said County,
described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the west line of said Block "D" distant
South 32 20' West 306.30 feet from the northwest corner thereof;
thence South 590 06' East 284 feet; thence South 32 20' West 140.80
feet; thence North 59 04' West 284 feet to the Westerly line of
said block; thence along said Westerly line North 32 20' East
140.65 feet to the point of beginning.
EXCEPT THEREFROM the Southeasterly 82 feet;
ALSO EXCEPT that part included in County road along the west side
thereof.
SECTION 4. That the City Attorney of the City of Downey and the firm
of 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 land in said real property
described in Section 3 of this Resolution.
SECTION 5. Resolution No. 2856 is hereby rescinded.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution.
Resolution No. 2860
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of September, 1973.
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Mayor
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City 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
25th day of September, 1973, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 4 Councilmen: Jennings, Temple, Winton, Morton
NOES: 1 Councilmen: DiLoreto
ABSENT: 0 Councilmen: None
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