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C.28

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	April 7, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Conveyance of Real Property by Grant Deed to Discovery Bay Community Services District, Discovery Bay area. (Gov. Code §25365) [CP#08-53]

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/07/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Cheryl Sousa, 313-2252

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 7, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

DETERMINE the conveyance described within County Services Area LL-2 Zones 35, 57, and 61 and the Discovery Bay West Parking District is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061 (b) (3) of the CEQA Guidelines.


DIRECT the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD), or designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the Contra Costa County (County) Clerk;

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

DIRECT the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of the $50.00 handling fee to the County Clerk for filing and a $25.00 fee to the DCD for processing of the Notice of Exemption.

APPROVE the conveyance between Contra Costa County (County) and Discovery Bay Community Services District (DBCSD); and

AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, or designee, to execute the Grant Deed from County to the DBCSD on behalf of the County; and

DIRECT the Real Property Division to have said Grant Deed delivered to DBCSD for acceptance and recording.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no cost associated with this action. Upon transfer of the fee title areas to the DBCSD, those operating
costs will be the responsibility of the District.

BACKGROUND:

This Board, on March 17, 2009, approved a Notice of Intention fixing April 7, 2009 at 9:30 a.m., or thereafter, in its chambers, County Administration Building, Martinez, California, as the time and place when it would meet to consummate the conveyance of the real property described herein to the DBCSB; said Notice was duly published in the Contra Costa Times newspaper.

The overall project consists of transferring real property from the County to DBCSD and entering into an agreement between the County and DBCSD to operate and maintain street landscape strips, medians, pedestrian paths, pedestrian bridges, sound walls, sidewalks, and signs within Countywide Landscape District LL-2; Zones 35, 57, and 61, and the Discovery Bay West Parking District. The County intends to transfer the following fee title to DBCSD: Regatta Park and three parking lots (Zone 57), Slifer Park (Zone 61), and a Park and Ride (Discovery Bay West Parking District).

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without Board approval, these properties could not be conveyed to the Discovery Bay Community Services District.