The costs of making this Offer of Dedication are included in the overall cost of constructing the County Administration Building Replacement Project. (100% General Fund)
On September 12, 2017, this Board approved the County Administration Replacement Project (Project) and took related actions under the California Environmental Quality Act. The purpose of the Project was to construct a new County Administration Building (Building) consisting of 72,000 square feet.
After conferring with the City, the Building was constructed on County-owned parcels commonly identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 373-261-002 and 373-260-001, and a portion of Pine Street that straddled between Marina Vista Avenue and Escobar Street (Old Pine Street). Since Old Pine Street needed to be closed, a new roadway, also known as Pine Street, located between Escobar Street and Marina Vista Avenue, but now east of the Building (“Relocated Pine Street”), was constructed. In exchange for making an offer of dedication for Relocated Pine Street, the City will vacate and quitclaim Old Pine Street to the County.
Relocated Pine Street re-connects the two one-way streets, Escobar Street and Marina Vista, to improve the flow of traffic. Without Relocated Pine Street, eastbound traffic on Escobar Street wanting to travel westbound would have to travel into the residential area, turn around, and come back down Marina Vista. Relocated Pine Street also provides the Fire Department with access to the east side of the Building.
On July 28, 2020, the City’s Planning Commission determined that vacating Old Pine Street and the dedication of the Relocated Pine Street is consistent with the City’s General Plan and the City’s Downtown Specific Plan. The new roadway was constructed and the City has completed their inspection.
If the Offer of Dedication is not approved, the County would be liable for the new roadway and the City will not have the necessary property rights to maintain it.