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C. 10

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works
Date:	December 4, 2012

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

APPROVE the License Agreement with the City of Concord, Concord area.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/04/2012

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Carla Peccianti 925-313-2222
cc:	J. Carlson, Real Estate

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: December 4, 2012
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE the License Agreement (License) between the City of Concord (City) and Contra Costa County (County) for the City’s use of a portion of the Iron Horse Corridor (IHC) for a public trail north of Monument Boulevard to Mayette Avenue, Concord and pursuant to Government Code Section 25526.6. Project No. 0678 6X5568


DETERMINE that the conveyance made by the License is in the public interest and will not substantially conflict or interfere with the County’s use of the IHC.

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute the License on behalf of the County.

DIRECT the Real Estate Division of the Public Works Department to cause the License to be delivered to the City.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% City of Concord Funds

BACKGROUND:

The City of Concord received a federal grant to construct a 1.6-mile long shared use trail that will be begin just north of Monument Boulevard and ending at Market Street/Meadow Lane in Concord. The trail will be located in a portion of the County’s IHC just north of Monument Boulevard at Mohr Lane run to Mayette Avenue, which approximately 1.1 miles. The trail will continue north of Mayette Avenue in City right of way and end at Market Street/Meadow Lane, which is approximately 0.5 miles.

The Trail will consist of a 10-foot wide asphalt pathway with an underlayment of a 16-foot wide lime treated base and decomposed granite with 3-foot wide crushed aggregate shoulders. The City will be responsible to maintain the trailhead and landscaping improvements it installs within the IHC from Monument Boulevard to Mayette Avenue.

Construction of the trail by the City is consistent with existing County policy providing for public use of the IHC and will not conflict with the County’s development of a future transit corridor.

Under section 22 of the License, County agrees to indemnify City for harm or damage caused by County's use of herbicides within the IHC.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The City will not be able to construct the trail and lose their funding.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.