HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5793 RESOLUTION NO. 5793
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY ORDERING THE VACATION OF THE
SOUTHEASTERLY TEN FEET OF CORD AVENUE
NORTHERLY FROM DOWNEY AND SANFORD BRIDGE
ROAD.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Downey, upon recommendation of
the Planning Commission, finds that the vacation of the southeasterly ten feet of Cord
Avenue described herein serves the public benefit, it is necessary to vacate said street
portion as shown on the attached map.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. It is necessary to vacate the portion of said street which is not
useful to the General Public.
SECTION 2. The public right -of -way being vacated in the City of Downey,
County of Los Angeles, State of California is described as follows:
The southeasterly 10.00 feet of the northwesterly 18.00 feet of that
portion of what is commonly known as the "Ireland Tract" in the Rancho
Santa Gertrudes as shown on map recorded in Book 1, Pages 156 to
158 inclusive of Patents in the office of the County Recorder of said
County described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the northeasterly line of Downey and Sanford
0 Bridge Road, 40.00 feet wide, said point being the most westerly v corner
of the parcel of land conveyed to John Leary, et ux., and described in
Deed recorded July 13, 1951, in Book 36749, Page 4, Official Records
of said County; thence North 58 ° 40'07" West thereon 175.00 feet;
thence North 31 East 170 feet along the centerline of that
certain 50.00 foot wide strip of land more particularly described in Parcel
C of Declaration of Establishment of Easements recorded January 29,
1952, as Parcel 550 in Book 38138, Pages 360 to 362 inclusive of
Official Records of said County to the true point of beginning; thence
continuing along said centerline, North 31 ° 06'45" East 100 feet; thence
North 58 West 148.98 feet, more or less to the easterly line of
the land described in Deed recorded in Book 146, Page 471 of Deeds,
records of said County; thence along said easterly line South 21 ° 50'12"
West 101.32 feet to a line that bears North 58 East 132.64
feet, to the true point of beginning.
RESOLUTION NO. 5793
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Reserving unto Southern California Edison Company, a corporation, an
easement to construct, use, maintain, operate, alter, repair, replace or remove
facilities for transmission of electric energy, communications and other related
purposes, in, under, over and across the herein above described property.
Also reserving unto GTE Corporation, an easement to construct, use, maintain,
operate, alter, repair, replace or remove facilities for transmission of electric energy
for communications and other related purposes, in, under, over and across the herein
above described property.
Also reserving unto American Cablesystems Company, a Corporation, an
easement to construct, use, maintain, operate, alter, repair, replace or remove
facilities for transmission of radio and /or television signals and other related purposes,
in, under, over and across the herein above described land.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
shall cause a certified copy thereof, attested to by the City Clerk under the seal of the
City of Downey, to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County
of Los Angeles.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 24th DAY OF May 1994.
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Robert S. Braze' ton
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was approved and adopted
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at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the 24 th day
of May , 1994, by the following vote:
AYES: 5 Council Members: McCaughan, Riley, Boggs, Lawrence, Brazel ton
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: ° Council Members:' None
City Clerk
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