REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 04/17/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
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RELEASE OF THE IMPROVEMENT SECURITY POSTED BY WOODSIDE 05S, L.P., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FOR TRACT MAP 37030 LOCATED SOUTH OF EAGLE GLEN PARKWAY AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 15 (APPLICANT: WOODSIDE 05S, L.P.)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to consider accepting the public improvements and the release of the improvement securities associated with Tract Map 37030. Woodside 05S, L.P. has completed the required public improvements associated with the development of the Woodside Homes - Six Pack and is requesting the release of the posted securities.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Accept the landscape improvements associated with the Woodside Homes - Six Pack of Tract 37030.
b. Retaining twenty-five percent (25%) of the Faithful Performance Security for one year from the date of acceptance of improvements as security for repair and replacement of any improvements that fail to meet City standards at the end of the one-year period. (Bond#800044390)
c. Retaining the Labor and Material Security for six months from the acceptance of improvements date and automatically release the security unless any claims are filed. (Bond#800044390)
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
Tract Map 37030 is a subdivision of approximately 54 acres into 45 lots for condominium purposes and is the first phase of development in the Arantine Hills Specific Plan, approved by the City Council on October 4, 2017. The project is located south of Eagle Glen Parkway and west of Interstate 15. The map facilities the construction of 393 residential units comprised of 100 single-family detached condominiums, 96 detached units in clusters of six, 96 paired units in clusters of eight, 101 townhomes, open space areas, trail areas and an active park and recreational facility.
The master developer, Arantine Hills Holdings, L.P., entered into Public Improvement Agreements with the City and posted bonds for the development of Tract Map 37030 on October 18, 2017. The developer and merchant builder of the six-unit cluster home product, Woodside 05S, L.P. purchased Lot 13, and Lots 21 through 35 for the construction of 96 detached single-family units, including three model home units. As a result of this purchase, replacement securities were accepted by the City on the following dates for the project:
• October 17, 2018: Replacement securities were posted and accepted for the improvements associated with Lot 13, and Lots 30 through 32 and grading securities for a portion of Lot 13, and Lots 21 through 35 of Tract 37030.
• September 4, 2019: Replacement securities were posted and accepted for the improvements associated with Lots 28, 29, 33, and 34 with 70 percent of the initial security associated with Powell Way, Lot P.
• May 6, 2020: Replacement securities were posted and accepted for improvements associated with Lots 25 through 27, and 35, with 30 percent of the initial security associated with Powell Way, Lot P.
ANALYSIS:
All improvements referenced in the posted securities have been constructed in accordance with City standards and staff is recommending that the City Council accept the improvements.
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Faithful Performance Security for the public improvements will be retained for a period of one year to guarantee the repair or replacement of any improvements that fail prior to the end of the one-year period. Any written claims against the performance security must be made prior to the one-year guarantee period, which is set to expire on April 17, 2025. City staff will release the Faithful Performance Security one year after acceptance of the improvements by the City Council, pursuant to California Government Code Section 66499.9 (c).
It is necessary to retain the Labor and Material Security for a period of six months, in accordance with the State Subdivision Map Act.
The improvements were constructed in accordance with all City standards and the approved improvement plans. Therefore, it is appropriate to release the improvement securities posted.
The following is a summary of the securities:
|
Security |
Security No. |
Faithful Performance |
Security No. |
Labor & Materials |
|
Powell Way Parkway Landscaping Bond (Lot P) |
800044390 |
$19,200 |
800044390 |
$9,600 |
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
All applicable fees have been paid by the developer. It is the City’s responsibility to begin the maintenance of the public improvements one (1) year after the date of acceptance.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action is to accept public improvements and release securities posted for a previously approved project. There is no possibility that this action will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.
PREPARED BY: JESSICA KANG, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER
REVIEWED BY: JOANNE COLETTA, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Attachments:
1. Exhibit 1 - Location Map