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Acceptance of Settlement Agreement for the Berge/Emmert Property for the Meyers Road Extension Project (CI 17-001)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommends that the City Commission adopt a motion authorizing payment of the attached Settlement Agreement for the Berge/Emmert property, also known as Tax Map 32E09C Lot # 700.
BACKGROUND:
The Meyers Road Extension, located between High School Avenue and Highway 213, is identified in the 2013 Transportation System Plan as project D46 - Meyers Road West Extension. In February 2015, preparation of the Meyers Road Extension Concept Plan commenced and was funded through a cooperative agreement between the City of Oregon City, the Oregon City School District, and Clackamas Community College. This process completed an alternatives analysis looking at existing conditions between High School Avenue and Highway 213 to develop the preferred alignment and necessary improvements for the extension of Meyers Road. This extension of Meyers Road will help to serve many purposes including:
· Relieving congestion on Glen Oak Road; and
· Providing a new access through the area to foster future development of land parcels adjacent to the road; and
· Providing access for the Oregon City School District Transportation and Maintenance Facility, a future park at the corner of High School Avenue, and an additional access (from the south) to Clackamas Community College.
The City’s engineering consultant, OBEC Consulting Engineers, has completed designing the Meyers Road Extension Project improvements and finalized the property acquisition needs. The property rights acquired from the Berge/Emmert property include 11,718 square feet (SF) of right-of-way and 3,786 SF of Permanent Slope and Public Utility Easements, as noted in the attached documents.
The City Commission adopted Resolution No. 18-38 in November 2018, authorizing acquisition of property and property interests through Eminent Domain when deemed necessary to accom...
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