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I RESOLUTION NO. R-121-07 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 3 COLTON, CALIFORNIA, TO SUMMARILY VACATE TWO (2) ELECTRIC UTILITY TRANSMISSION RIGHT OF WAY PUBLIC 4 SERVICE EASEMENTS, PURSUANT TO STREETS AND 5 HIGHWAYS CODE SECTION 8330 ET SEQ. WHEREAS, the City of Colton (the "City") has certain two (2) electric utility 6 7 transmission right of way public service easements, which were inadvertently transferred to the City 8 by the Southern California Edison Company in the Final Order of Condemnation of an eminent 9 domain action in November 2004 (the "Edison Easements") ; and 10 WHEREAS, the Edison Easements generally traverse the real property located north 11 of Valley Boulevard in an area of the City commonly known as the "West Valley Boulevard Area" 12 and are more specifically described in the attached Exhibit "A"; and 13 14 WHEREAS, the Edison Easements are not required by the City for public right of 15 way purposes and are unnecessary for present or prospective public use; and 16 WHEREAS, Southern California Edison Company requires the Edison Easements in 17 order to access its existing electrical utility facilities in the area; and 18 WHEREAS, the City has not used the Edison Easements for any purpose, or for any 19 construction, or for any public services since November 19, 2004, the date of recordation of the Final 20 21 Order of Condemnation in the above referenced eminent domain action, when the Edison Easements 22 were acquired by the City; and 23 WHEREAS, there are no public utility facilities that are located or in use by the City 24 within the Edison Easements; and 25 WHEREAS, the City of Colton has no further use for the Edison Easements and the 26 27 City Council desires to summarily vacate the Edison Easements and to authorize the City 28 Manager to execute the necessary documents to transfer and assign the Edison Easements to the Southern California Edison Company; and