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C.65

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 19, 2010

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase of Real Property for a Mental Health Facility located at 20 Allen Street, Martinez

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/19/2010

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
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	William Walker, M.D. 957-5410
cc:	Tasha Scott Barbara Borbon Steve Harris Maureen Toms Carmen Pina-Sandoval

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: January 19, 2010
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

A. DECLARE that this Board on December 15, 2009, approved a Notice of Intention fixing January 19, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. or thereafter, in the Board’s Chambers, County Administration Building, Martinez, California, as the time and place where it would meet to consummate the purchase of real property described therein from Moshy Martinez, LLC; Anthony A. & Laura A. Christiani; and Kliegman, Martinez, LLC. Said Notice was duly published in the Contra Costa Times in compliance with Govt. Code Section 6063.


B. APPROVE the Purchase and Sale Agreement and ACCEPT the Grant Deed from Moshy Martinez, LLC; Anthony A. & Laura A. Christiani; and Kliegman, Martinez, LLC, for the purchase of 20 Allen Street, Martinez, California identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number 372-182-006.

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

C. BOARD hereby consummates said purchase of 20 Allen Street, Martinez, California according to the terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated December 8, 2009.

D. AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute said Purchase and Sale Agreement on behalf of the County.

E. For purpose of compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), ACCEPT the environmental documentation prepared for the project as adequate, ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration; FIND that mitigation measures for relocation of parking and tree replacement are equivalent or more effective in than those previously proposed; and ADOPT Mitigation Monitoring Program. DIRECT the Department of Conservation and Development to file the Notice of Determination and DIRECT the Health Services Department to pay the filing fee to the County Clerk for posting the Notice of Determination. DIRECT the Health Services Department to consult with City of Martinez staff regarding the preliminary and final design of the proposed Facility, as well as how the project will comply with C.3 clean water requirements.

F. APPROVE Payment of $1,900,000.00 for said property and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to wire funds in the amount of $1,725,000.00 payable to First American Trust, FSB, Santa Ana Branch, 5 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707, ABA No.: 122241255, Account No.: 3016860000, Escrow Number NCS-396069-CC, First American Title Insurance Company, Attn: Pamela Nicolini, (925) 927-2173.

G. Direct the Real Property Division to have the above referenced Grant Deed delivered to the Title Company for recording in the Office of the County Recorder.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This project will be funded through long term debt and funded from the Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

The proposed project includes the acquisition of a 2.2 acre parcel at 20 Allen Street, Martinez, for construction of two buildings and associated on-site parking facilities that are intended to accommodate three treatment programs: (a) Crisis Residential Facility; (b) Psychiatric Health Facility; and (c) Assessment and Recovery Center.

The timing and service configuration of the mental health programs to be included is still under review. During the review time period the facility will be used by the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center for visitor and employee parking, storage and meeting space. The existing 20 Allen building includes seven residential apartments currently rented to private parties. Once the County becomes the owner of the property it will assume the obligations of the landlord but, absent lease enforcement issues, Health Services staff does not anticipate significant immediate changes to the rental arrangement while the project is under review. Relocation of existing tenants and 60 existing hospital staff parking stalls will not begin until final site and building plan approval.

The County currently uses the subject property for parking and pays the property owners $4,000 per month to lease the property. If the County acquires title to the property, it will no longer be required to make these monthly payments.

The Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) prepared an Initial Study for the proposed Mental Health Facility at 20 Allen Street in Martinez (project). On May 8, 2009, DCD posted a Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration with the County Clerk for a 30 day public review period. The City of Martinez and Mark Glieden, a neighbor, submitted comments on the project (see attached). Both commenters expressed concern about parking and the City of Martinez expressed concern about the building and site design, landscaping and biological resources, and cultural resources. Staff commissioned an architectural historian to evaluate the Martinez Community Hospital under the criteria of the California Register of Historic Resources and the CEQA (see attached). In addition, staff modified mitigation measures to better address the timing of parking replacement and installation of replacement landscaping. In addition, Health Services Department staff has committed to consulting with the City of Martinez before the final site and building plans are developed.

The proposal has been determined by the Health Services Department to be financially and programmatically feasible and our recommendation is to acquire the property.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: