HomeMy WebLinkAbout23707 RESOLUTION NO. 23707
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING AN
EASEMENT TO CALTRANS FOR MAINTENANCE OF
TRAFFIC SIGNAL EQUIPMENT ON CITY PROPERTY AT
THE INTERSECTION OF GENE AUTRY TRAIL
(HIGHWAY 111) AND DISTRICT CENTER DRIVE, IN
SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 5 EAST,
(SB&M R/W FILE 14-24).
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, ("City') is
authorized by Division 11, Chapter 2, Article 2, of the Vehicle Code of the State of
California ("the statute"), that directs the California Department of Transportation
("CalTrans") to place and maintain appropriate signs, signals, and other traffic control
devices to warn or guide traffic upon state highways; and
WHEREAS, the City has directed the Palm Springs Unified School District
("PSUSD") to conduct a warrant analysis for a traffic signal at the intersection of Gene
Autry Trail and District Center Drive; and
WHEREAS, the warrant analysis does constitute a need for a traffic signal at the
intersection of Gene Autry Trail and District Center Drive; and
WHEREAS, Gene Autry Trail is also State Highway 111 (Hwy 111) which falls
under the jurisdiction of Caltrans for signs, signals, and other traffic control devices as
necessary to control or direct traffic, or to facilitate traffic flow, to or from state highways;
and
WHEREAS, the westerly portion of this intersection is a driveway to businesses
on property owned by the City of Palm Springs, said driveway will require loops,
conduits, cables, pull boxes and other equipment to be maintained by CalTrans as
necessary to control or direct traffic; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 21350 of the statute, the legislative body of a
local agency may give consent to CalTrans to place and maintain signs, signals, and
other traffic control devices as may be necessary to control or direct traffic, or to
facilitate traffic flow, to or from state highways; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has reviewed and approved the Grant of Easement
and the City Council has decided to grant consent to CalTrans for maintenance of
loops, conduits, cables, pull boxes and other equipment as necessary to control or
direct traffic, or to facilitate traffic flow, to or from Gene Autry Trail (Hwy 111) through a
Grant of Easement ---through a Maintenance Agreement pending approval by the City
Attorney.
Resolution No. 23707
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby find that the warrant analysis does
constitute a traffic signal at the intersection of Gene Autry Trail and District Center
Drive.
SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby find Gene Autry Trail is also State
Highway 111 which falls under the jurisdiction of California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) for. signs, signals, and other traffic control devices as
necessary to control or direct traffic, or to facilitate traffic flow, to or from state highways;
and
SECTION 3. The City Council does hereby find the westerly portion of this
intersection is a driveway to commercial businesses on property owned by the City of
Palm Springs, and said driveway will require loops, conduits, cables, pull boxes and
other traffic signal equipment to be maintained by CalTrans as necessary to control or
direct traffic; and
SECTION 4. The City Council does hereby find that the need for a Grant of
Easement is necessary for CalTrans to maintain traffic signal equipment as necessary
to control or direct traffic, or to facilitate traffic flow, to or from Gene Autry Trail (Hwy
111); and
SECTION 5. The City Council does hereby approve a Grant of Easement to
CalTrans for the right to maintain the loops, conduits, cables, pull boxes and other traffic
signal equipment and signage as necessary to control or direct traffic, or to facilitate
traffic flow, to or from Gene Autry Trail (Hwy 111); and
SECTION 6. That, the City Clerk is hereby directed to cause a certified copy of
this Resolution, attested by him under the seal of the City, to be recorded in the Office
of the County Recorder of Riverside County. Upon recordation of the Resolution, the
Grant of Easement will be deemed approved and valid.
ADOPTED THIS 19T" DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2014
ATTEST: David H. Ready, C n r
im�esThompson, City Clerk
Resolution No. 23707
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 23707 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 1g1h day of
November, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Lewin, Councilmember Mills,
Mayor Pro Tem Hutcheson, and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
es Thompson, City Clerk
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