Item 2D: Approval of Sale of Surplus Property on Hilyard Street

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Approval of Sale of Surplus Property on Hilyard Street Meeting Date: October 8, 2007 Agenda Item Number: 2D Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Michelle Cahill www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-6855 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council is requested to approve the sale of approximately a 987 square feet of City owned property fronting on Hilyard Street. This is a surplus portion of a parcel acquired for the Courthouse Road Improvement Project. The majority of the site is being dedicated as public right-of-way. BACKGROUND The City has a remnant parcel of vacant land which remains from a larger area the City purchased for the reconstruction of Highway 99/Hilyard Street from the present Broadway route to the planned Hilyard route. The 987 square foot area of the subject property is proposed to be sold to the adjacent property owner to the south (tax lot 300 on Assessor’s map 17-03-32-23). The subject remnant parcel does not meet minimum lot size standards per the City Code and is not a buildable lot. The subject surplus property is a portion of tax lots 100 and 200 of map 17-03-32-23. The remainder of tax lots 100 and 200 will be retained by the City and will be dedicated by a Street Deed as public right-of-way prior to the proposed sale. In the design of the proposed relocation of Highway 99, for safety standards some of the access to the adjacent property owned by the Chens is being eliminated, which in turn results in the loss of two or three parking spaces on their restaurant property. The Chen’s property is the site of Daniel’s Restaurant on the northwest corner of Broadway and Hilyard streets. The adjacent property owner has requested that the City sell the subject surplus property to replace the parking spaces and to gain shared access from the proposed access to McDonald’s Restaurant from Hilyard. The adjacent property owner has agreed to pay the City the amount equal to the City’s cost to purchase the area for the road project of about $21.07 per square foot or $20,796 for the 987 square feet. The subject area is not needed by the City of Eugene. Only the surplus area outside of the roadway, sidewalk, and landscaping area is proposed to be sold. The reserved area is considered to be adequate to serve the City’s needs for the foreseeable future. City Transportation staff are supportive of the sale. No negative impacts are noted to utilities, police, or fire. F:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M071008\S0710082D.doc