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C. 49

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	May 23, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Conveyance of a Public Access Easement to the City of San Pablo, San Pablo Area

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/23/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Carmen Piña-Delgado (925) 313-2012

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: May 23, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

DETERMINE that the conveyance of a public access easement (easement) to the City of San Pablo covering a portion of County property identified as Assessor’s Parcel No. 417-310-008, located off Gateway Avenue, San Pablo, in connection with the new Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) building, is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. (Project No. WLG848)


DIRECT the Director of Conservation and Development to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director or designee to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to the Department of Conservation and Development for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the Notice of Exemption.

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chair Board of Supervisors to execute the Public Access Easement pursuant to Government Code Section 25526.6.

DETERMINE that the conveyance of said easement is in the public interest and will not substantially conflict or interfere with Contra Costa County’s (County) use of the property.

DIRECT the Real Property Division of the Public Works Department to deliver a certified copy of this Board Order and the Public Access Easement to the City of San Pablo for acceptance and recording in the office of the County Clerk-Recorder.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Health Services General Fund

BACKGROUND:

On July 12, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved a 10 year building lease with the City of San Pablo (City) to house the new Health Services Department’s WIC Program.

For the past nine months, the City and County have met to design the exterior, interior, and surrounding parking lot with landscaping for the new WIC building, which the City will construct. Construction and site work is scheduled to begin in a few months with a completion date around September 2018. In order for the City to access the property, it has been determined that a public access easement will be required across the County’s property along Gateway Avenue.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The City of San Pablo will not be able to access the property and would have to re-direct Gateway Avenue and amend its master plan, which would cause delays in moving WIC from the old Richmond Health Clinic and both the City and County would incur additional costs in funding the project.