Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2019-30: An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, dedicating certain City property as public right-of-way within the area of John Wesley Powell Boulevard and Shamrell Boulevard; delegating authority to complete the transactions and establishing an effective date.

City parcels 116-61-006, 116-61-008A and 116-61-005A are being evaluated by City Staff for potential sale or lease.  Prior to marketing these properties for sale or lease, City Staff would like to reserve the necessary right-of-way for the future widening of west John Wesley Powell Boulevard. This will be accomplished by splitting off portions of the City property and designating the land as right-of-way.  This will protect our future transportation needs in that area.

The City paid $5,000 to have the legal descriptions prepared for the dedication of the right-of-way.  The reservation of right-of-way will reduce the parcel size which may have an impact on its sale or lease value.

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TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
Deliver quality community assets and continue to advocate and implement a highly performing multi-modal transportation system.

No

1. Authorize the ordinance and dedicate a portion of City property for the future widening of John Wesley Powell Boulevard.
2. Do not authorize the ordinance and redirect staff.

Proposition 419  was approved by the Flagstaff voters in 2018 to support road, bicycle and pedestrian projects, and general projects such as traffic signals, street lighting, and sign.  The proposition identified John Wesley Powell Boulevard as a future project that would be funded through the transportation tax. This section of John Wesley Powell Boulevard is planned to be a five-lane road with sidewalks, FUTS, and parkway as well as a roundabout at Shamrell Boulevard and John Wesley Powell Boulevard.

City Staff is taking a proactive approach to set aside the anticipated right-of-way for the future widening of John Wesley Powell Boulevard prior to advertising the City property for sale or lease to ensure our future transportation needs are protected.

The City entered into a purchase contract for parcel 116-61-006 in 2017.  In the terms of that contract the Greentree Hospitality Group, Inc purchased the parcel and was then required to dedicate back to the City (8) eight feet of right-of-way along the length of the parcel boundary with John Wesley Powell Boulevard.  This arrangement took into account future plans for the road expansion and the incorporation of the FUTS trail.  After the Purchase Contract was canceled by the purchaser, City staff determined that additional right-of-way would allow for further improved expansion.  The parcel itself is currently being master-planned in preparation for a possible procurement process and this proposed dedication of right-of-way will ensure the expansion of John Wesley Powell Boulevard will have sufficient right-of-way and the parcel being offered for sale or lease will be accurate.

Reserving the right-of-way prior to the sale or lease of City property protects our future transportation needs.

The road expansion project is not planned at this time but will be paid through the transportation tax that was approved by voters in 2018 through Proposition 419. Costs for construction are not determined at this time.

Setting aside right-of-way for the future widening of John Wesley Powell Boulevard which is anticipated to be a major arterial road.

Inform