REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis K. Hopkins, PE, Director of Public Works
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Approve and authorize execution of a Landscape Maintenance License Agreement with GS Huntington Beach Project Owner, LP, for installation and maintenance of improvements in the public right-of-way at the Monogram Apartments (Lucé Apartments) located at Gothard Street and Edinger Avenue
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Statement of Issue:
Staff is requesting City Council approval and execution of the Landscape Maintenance License Agreement with the owner of the Lucé Apartments project (formerly known as the Monogram development) located at the southwest corner of Gothard Street and Edinger Avenue, pursuant to the project’s Conditions of Approval (Site Plan Review 12-002).
Financial Impact:
No funding is required for this action.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and record the “Landscape Maintenance License Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and GS Huntington Beach Project Owner, LP, to Provide Installation and Maintenance of Landscaping and Hardscaping in the Public Right-of-Way” (Attachment 1).
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not authorize approval and execution of the License Agreement and direct staff accordingly. This action will prevent the owner/developer from satisfying the City’s development Conditions of Approval, thereby increasing the maintenance responsibilities burdened by City forces.
Analysis:
The Monogram project is located at 16001 Gothard Street. The Conditions of Approval for this development were approved by the City of Huntington Beach Planning Commission on July 9, 2013, (Attachment 2). Condition of Approval No. 6(a) requires that the owner/developer execute a Landscape Maintenance License Agreement with the City of Huntington Beach to address maintenance and liability for all landscaping, irrigation, furniture, and enhanced hardscaping within the public rights-of-way on Gothard Street and Edinger Avenue adjacent to their property. The License Agreement has been prepared, signed by the developer, approved as to form by the City Attorney, and is now ready for final City Council approval and execution.
Environmental Status:
The subject request is exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Enhance and maintain infrastructure
Attachment(s):
1. Landscape Maintenance License Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and GS Huntington Beach Project Owner, LP, to provide Installation and Maintenance of Landscaping and Hardscaping in the Public Right-of-Way.
2. Notice of Action - Site Plan Review 12-002