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Deed of Dedication for the Molalla Avenue Streetscape Project - Loftlesness Property (19461 Molalla Avenue)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommends that the City Commission adopt a motion accepting the attached Deed of Dedication for Right-of-Way, Permanent Slope and Utility Easement, Traffic Signal Easement, and Temporary Construction Easement for the Loftlesness property, also known as Tax Map 32E08A Lot #2200, and authorize the Mayor and City Recorder to execute them.
BACKGROUND:
Molalla Avenue from Beavercreek Road to Oregon Highway 213 in Oregon City is a key corridor for motorists, transit users, pedestrians, and bicyclists. The corridor connects Oregon City’s Downtown and Regional Center with Clackamas Community College and the Clackamas County Red Soils Campus and connects residential areas on the west side to commercial areas on the north and east sides.
With some of the highest population and employment densities in Oregon City adjacent to the Molalla Avenue corridor, this project will consist of constructing roadway improvements mostly on the west side of Molalla Avenue to make the corridor safer for people biking, walking, and taking transit. The project will also include critical new and replacement waterlines within the corridor in order to minimize future impacts to the roadway.
Molalla Avenue Streetscape Project (CI 18-004)
Biking, Walking, and Transit Improvements:
• New pavement on Molalla Avenue.
• New 10-foot wide sidewalks on the west side of Molalla Avenue.
• New streetscape amenities such as trash receptacles, benches and upgraded TriMet bus stop amenities including relocating some stops to more convenient and safer locations.
• Addition of a continuous bike lane to fill in the areas where there are gaps on the east and west sides of Molalla Avenue.
• Relocation of utility poles that currently impact safe use of the sidewalk.
• Driveway sizing and locations will be designed to maximize safety for people biking and walking, creating safer crossings.
Streetscape and Utility Improvements:
• New decorative streetlights and trees along the entire west side of the corridor.
• Installation of a new 18” transmission waterline along the entire corridor and a new 8” distribution waterline at the north end of the project area to replace an aging distribution line.
The City’s engineering consultant, OBEC Consulting Engineers, has completed design of the Molalla Avenue Streetscape Project improvements and finalized the property acquisition needs. The property rights acquired from the Loftlesness property located as shown on acquisition map as exhibit RW-11 includes 635 square feet (SF) of right-of-way, 1,324 square feet (SF) of Permanent Slope and Utility Easement and 378 square feet (SF) of Temporary Construction Easement.
The following summarizes the compensation for the Right-of-Way, Permanent Slope and Utility Easement, and Temporary Construction Easement.
Deed of Dedication Value $37,511.00*
Permanent Slope and Utility Easement $6,362.00
Temporary Construction Easement $327.00
Total Right-of-Way $44,200.00
Total Compensation for Right-of-Way Fair
Market Value (Rounded) $44,200.00
* Includes $15,511 compensation for ROW and $22,000 in improvements (concrete, landscaping, and grass) in taking.
BUDGET IMPACT:
Amount: $44,200.00
FY(s): 2019/2020
Funding Source: Transportation Fund