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File #: 23-0507    Version: 1
Type: Bill Status: Passed
File created: 4/24/2023 In control: Finance & Governance Committee
On agenda: 5/15/2023 Final action: 5/23/2023
Title: A bill for an ordinance designating certain properties as being required for public use and authorizing use and acquisition thereof by negotiation or through condemnation proceedings of fee simple, easement and other interests, including any rights and interests related or appurtenant to properties designated as needed for the 51st Avenue: Logan Street to Emerson Street project. Grants the authority to acquire through negotiated purchase or condemnation of all or any portion of any property interest as needed in support of multi-modal safety improvements, including easement interests, access rights, improvements, buildings, fixtures, licenses, permits and other appurtenances, for the 51st Avenue Project, located along 51st Avenue from Logan to Emerson Streets in Council District 9. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 5-2-2023.
Indexes: Lucas Palmisano
Attachments: 1. BR23-0507_DOF_LAO Request 51st Ave.FINAL, 2. 23-0507 Filed Bill_51st Avenue_LAO, 3. 23-0507 Filed Bill_51st Avenue_LAO, 4. 23-0507 - signed, 5. 23-0507 For an ordinance designating certain properties as being required for public use

Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)

 

Date Submitted: 5-1-2023

 

Requesting Agency: Finance

                               Division:

 

Subject Matter Expert Name: Lisa Lumley
Email Address: Lisa.Lumley@denvergov.org
Phone Number:

 

Item Title & Description:

(Do not delete the following instructions)

These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).

 

Both the title and description must be entered between the red “title” and “body” below.  Do not at any time delete the red “title” or “body” markers from this template.

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A bill for an ordinance designating certain properties as being required for public use and authorizing use and acquisition thereof by negotiation or through condemnation proceedings of fee simple, easement and other interests, including any rights and interests related or appurtenant to properties designated as needed for the 51st Avenue: Logan Street to Emerson Street project.

Grants the authority to acquire through negotiated purchase or condemnation of all or any portion of any property interest as needed in support of multi-modal safety improvements, including easement interests, access rights, improvements, buildings, fixtures, licenses, permits and other appurtenances, for the 51st Avenue Project, located along 51st Avenue from Logan to Emerson Streets in Council District 9. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 5-2-2023.

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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? 9

 

Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:

Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.

 

The 51st Avenue project will include a bike lane, new sidewalks, and a realignment of the intersection at Washington and 51st Avenue. A new traffic signal at 51st and Washington will provide pedestrian crossing.  Sidewalks will be installed along Clarkson Street and the south side of 52nd Street as part of this effort.

 

This Project will require negotiated purchase or condemnation of all or any portion of any property as needed and is located in District 9. This includes easement interests, access rights, and improvements. This ordinance also grants the right to negotiate and execute all agreements and to process all necessary payments.

 

The 51st Avenue project requires 1 full acquisition (commercial), 6 partial acquisition (affecting 5 commercial, 1 residential) 4 permanent easements (commercial) and 20 temporary easements (affecting 16 commercial and 3 residential).

 

Address/Location (if applicable):

 

Legal Description (if applicable):

 

Denver Revised Municipal Code (D.R.M.C.) Citation (if applicable):

 

Draft Bill Attached?