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Report regarding the summary vacation of public utility easements on the following properties within the City: 405 Cypress Avenue, 204 Miller Avenue, 208 Miller Avenue, 214 Miller Avenue, and 216 Miller Avenue, to allow for development of the properties. (Matthew Ruble, Principal Engineer)
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the summary vacation of public utility easements on the following properties: APNs 012-314-100 (405 Cypress Avenue), 012-314-110 (204 Miller Avenue), 012-314-180 (208 Miller Avenue), 012-314-190 (214 Miller Avenue), and 012-314-220 (216 Miller Avenue) to allow for development of the properties.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency to the City of South San Francisco ("Successor Agency") previously owned 216 Miller Avenue (APN 012-314-220) and conveyed it to Sares Regis ("Developer") for the purpose of housing development. Developer owns four of the five parcels located at 405 Cypress Avenue, 204 Miller Avenue, 208 Miller Avenue, and 214 Miller Avenue (APNs 012-314-100, 012-314-110, 012-314-180, and 012-314-190), collectively known as the "Cadence 2 Properties". In November 2018, Sares Regis obtained entitlements to develop the properties with a project containing 195 for-rent residential units (Cadence Phase 2).
Currently, these properties include blanket public utility easements covering the entire parcels, which are shared between the City of South San Francisco ("City") and private utility companies: Pacific Gas & Electric ("PG&E"), American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), Comcast, and California Water Service ("CalWater"), which need to be vacated.
The Developer obtained approval from all of the private utility companies for vacation of the easements. Attached are the approval letters from PG&E, AT&T, Comcast, and CalWater agreeing to the vacation obtained by the Developer.
City-owned utility facilities, su...
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