RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
DIRECT the Real Estate Division of the Public Works Department to cause said Grant Deed and a certified copy of this Board Order to be delivered to the City for recording in the Office of the County Clerk-Recorder.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
In 1959, prior to the incorporation of the City of Pleasant Hill (City), Contra Costa County (County) accepted in fee title the real property identified as a portion of Santa Barbara Road, described and shown in Exhibit “A” and “B” attached to the Grant Deed, in Pleasant Hill (Property), for road purposes. Since its incorporation in 1961, the City has been maintaining the Property as part of their road system. The Property is not required for County road purposes but is needed for City road purposes. Conveyance of the Property is necessary to clean up the title to the City road.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County would continue to own and have liability exposure to a City road within the City’s jurisdiction.