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Item 11
J Meeting Date 2/5/85
ITEM TITLE: Resolution �/ /Accepting Covenant of Improvement
Requirements for Marina Gateway Business Park water line
SUBMITTED BY: Community Development Directo .-/5ths Vote: Yes No x )
REVIEWED BY: City Manager,' ;
In order to complete the Amex project and future construction of the Marina
Gateway Business Park (Bay Boulevard between "J" and "L" Streets), a water
line must be constructed from "J" Street to the building sites. The water
line will have to cross or go underneath a large concrete drainage channel
located just south of "J" Street. The developer wishes to follow the Bay
Boulevard street improvements and construct a pipe over the channel .
Sweetwater Authority is willing to accept the developer's plan, if the Water
Authority is not responsible for any adjustments to the above ground pipe in
the event that Bay Boulevard is ever widened. Therefore, approval of the
improvement has been conditioned upon the City of Chula Vista's written
assurance that Sweetwater Authority will not have to pay the bill if the pipe
is moved to further improve the street.
In an effort to gain condition of approval , the developer has prepared a
Covenant of Improvement Requirements which will indemnify the City should it
ever be necessary to move the water line. The Covenant will run with the land
and will bind subsequent owners.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council accept the Covenant of Improvement
Requirements for Marina Gateway Business Park water line, direct the Mayor to
execute said document, and direct staff to send a letter to Sweetwater
Authroity releasing them from future responsibility in relocating the water
line.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
Currently, there is no water line in Bay Boulevard south of "J" Street;
therefore, Ratner Development Co. must construct a new line to serve Marina
Gateway Properties. The closest extension point is in "J" Street.
The developer has reviewed two methods of installing the water line past the
concrete drainage channel which crosses Bay Boulevard and the project site.
The first method of construction involves locating the pipe within an iron
sleeve beneath the channel. A corrosives engineering report, including water
table and salinity information would be required and considerable excavation
necessary for construction. This is a time consuming process and very
costly.
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An pla , which has been proposed by the developer, is to install
the water alternative line n
in Bay Boulevard and then angle the line westward through the
berm area at the edge of the street as it crosses the drainage culvert. This
is a less costly method of construction; however, if Bay Boulevard street
improvements were ever changed, it could cause the relocation of the water
pipe and associated costs. (A future widening of Bay Boulevard at this
location is unlikely however, since the developer will be improving the street
to its full width. )
The developer has chosen the alternative installation due to the cost and time
involved. Sweetwater Authority has reviewed the plan and accepts it from an
engineering point of view. It does deviate from normal policy, however, and
could result in future costs to the Authority if the pipe line were to be
relocated at a future date. Therefore, the Water Authority requests
assurances from the City that no future financial impact will result to them
due to this alternative plan.
The developer has prepared a Covenant which assures the City that any costs
incurred due to future relocation of the water line will be the burden of the
owner of the Marina Gateway Properties not the City (Attachment I) .
FISCAL IMPACT: No financial impact to the City of Chula Vista is
anticipated.
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