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STRATEGIC OUTCOMES |
ACTION |
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Department: |
☐ Safe & Prosperous |
☐ Motion |
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Engineering |
☐ Active & Appealing |
☐ Resolution |
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☒ Respected & Responsible |
☐ Ordinance - Introduction |
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Division: |
☐ Connected & Engaged |
☒ Ordinance - Adoption |
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Development |
☐ Unique & Creative |
☐ Public Hearing |
TITLE:
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Right-of-Way Exchange: The Palms RV Resort Development, Inc.
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION:
Summary Recommendation
Authorize the vacation of a portion of 32nd Street right-of-way to The Palms RV Resort Development, Inc. in exchange for fee title to 32nd Street and Michigan Avenue (Engineering/City Attorney) (David Wostenberg/Richard Files)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
This right-of-way exchange supports the City Council’s strategic outcome of Respected and Responsible providing the City of Yuma fee title ownership of the south 80 feet of 32nd Street and the Michigan Avenue rights-of-way.
REPORT:
The Palms RV Resort Development, Inc. owns property located at 6793 E. 32nd Street. The company’s ownership includes the 100-foot-wide south half-width fee title to 32nd Street right-of-way. A City easement originally obtained by the Arizona State Highway Department is located along the northern side of The Palms RV Resort Development, Inc. property, as shown on the two location maps attached to the proposed ordinance.
Additionally, the east half of Michigan Avenue, previously dedicated to the City of Yuma, has a cloud on the title because ownership of the property changed a few months prior to the Warranty Deed being recorded, with the previous owner listed as the Grantor. Therefore, the deed must be re-recorded with the correct ownership information as part of this Council action. This item is identified as Step 1 on Location Map #1.
In exchange, the Palms RV Resort Development, Inc. has requested that the City vacate, by deed, the south 20 feet of the 32nd Street right-of-way along its frontage, subject to a 20-foot-wide utility easement reserved to the City. Vacating the 20-foot portion of right-of-way will result in the City obtaining fee title to an 80-foot half-width right-of-way for 32nd Street. This complies with the City’s 2005 Major Roadways Plan, which requires an 80-foot half-width for an expressway classification along the frontage of The Palms RV Resort property. An 80-foot half-width right-of-way is consistent with previous 32nd Street vacations approved by the City and is shown as Steps 3 and 4 on Location Map #2.
In exchange for returning the 20-foot strip of land to private ownership and the tax rolls, The Palms RV Resort Development, Inc. will deed to the City its underlying fee title to the remaining 80 feet of the 4th Avenue right-of-way, together with a new corner triangle at Michigan Avenue and 32nd Street. The company will also re-record the Warranty Deed for the east half of the Michigan Avenue frontage with the corrected ownership information. These actions are identified as Steps 1 and 2, respectively, on Location Map #1.
FISCAL REQUIREMENTS:
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CITY FUNDS: |
$ 100.00 |
BUDGETED: |
$100.00 |
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STATE FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
AVAILABLE TO TRANSFER: |
$ 0.00 |
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FEDERAL FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
IN CONTINGENCY: |
$ 0.00 |
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OTHER SOURCES: |
$ 0.00 |
FUNDING ACCOUNT/FUND /CIP: |
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TOTAL |
$ 100.00 |
FY 2023 City Engineering Budget |
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
NONE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FORM THAT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK:
Resolution of Abandonment dated 7/16/2010
Grant of Right-of-way dated 2/19/1940
IF CITY COUNCIL ACTION INCLUDES A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTING THE DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL?
☒ Department
☐ City Clerk’s Office
☐ Document to be recorded
☐ Document to be codified
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Acting City Administrator: |
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John D. Simonton |
03/09/2026 |
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Reviewed by City Attorney: |
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Richard W. Files |
03/06/2026 |