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Acquisition of SCE Facilities August 7, 2001 Page 4 4. The Offer of Just Compensation Has Been Made to the Property Owner An offer was made to the property owner to purchase the easement interests and electrical distribution facilities based upon discussions between the City and the property owner. The property owner has waived the requirement under Section 7267.2 of the California Government Code, that the offer to be based upon an approved and independent appraisal obtained by the City. Although a negotiated settlement may still be possible for the property cited above, it would be appropriate to commence the procedures to acquire the easements and electrical distribution facilities through eminent domain to ensure that the real property will be available to meet the time frames associated with the development of the project. ALTERNATIVES: None. FISCAL IMPACT: An appropriate portion of the cost is to be charged to the developer that benefits from this acquisition as part of the overall electric construction costs to be assessed to the developer. The net City portion of this cost should not exceed $42,400 and funding for this acquisition is available in Electric Utility Account Number 520-8000-8008-3890- 0107-000. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT The City is processing a Negative Declaration to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends as follows: 1) Conduct a Hearing to Consider the Adoption of a Proposed Resolution of Necessity, including providing all interested parties of the affected property, their attorneys or their representatives an opportunity to be heard on the issues relevant to the Resolution of Necessity.