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Incorporated County of Los Alamos Ordinance No. 713, an Ordinance Providing for the Transfer of Approximately 2,698 Square Feet of Certain Public Land Along Trinity Drive (NM 502) Owned by the Incorporated County Los Alamos to the New Mexico Department of Transportation for Public Road Improvements
Recommended Action
I move that Council adopt Incorporated County of Los Alamos Ordinance No. 713, an Ordinance providing for the transfer of approximately 2,698 square feet of certain public land along Trinity Drive (NM 502) owned by the Incorporated County of Los Alamos to the New Mexico Department of Transportation for public road improvements; I further move that, upon passage, the Ordinance be published in summary form.
...County Manager’s Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council adopt Incorporated Los Alamos Ordinance No. 713.
Body
The ordinance provides for the transfer of County owned parcels 2-QCD-1 and 2-QCD-2, totaling approximately 2,698 square feet of public land along Trinity Drive (NM 502) to the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) for public road improvements (See Attachments B and C).
On November 14, 2017, Council approved Ordinance No.673, authorizing the sale of County-owned real property within Site A-13-2 and A-12 to LAH Investors, LLC. On January 8, 2018, a Purchase, Sale and Development Agreement was executed between the County and LAH Investors, LLC. for the development of housing and supporting infrastructure. The agreement requires the County to design off-site road, utility, and public access improvements while construction of these improvements will be performed by the land developer.
As Trinity Drive or NM 502 is a state highway, the study and design of the proposed improvements required coordination with NMDOT along with an access permit application. Study and design development is complete which includes realignment of 35th Street further west and installation of a new bus bay for transit bus s...
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