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C. 1

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:
Date:	May 23, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Sale of surplus real property to Bare Ventures, LLC, Pleasant Hill 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:	Jann Edmunds (925) 313-2250
cc:	Eric Angstadt, Assistant County Administrator

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 real property described in Exhibit A attached to the Grant Deed (“Property”) was acquired for County highway purposes and is no longer necessary for those purposes. 0676-6Q1812;


APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, a purchase and sale agreement with Bare Ventures, LLC, to sell the Property for $100,000 (“Purchase Price”), plus reimbursement of the County’s costs to consummate the transaction, pursuant to Streets and Highways Code section 960;

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

DIRECT the Purchase Price to be deposited in the Road Fund, to be available for County highway purposes;

AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute the Grant Deed on behalf of the County;

DETERMINE the sale of the Property is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15312 of the CEQA Guidelines;

DIRECT the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk, and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of a $50.00 handling fee to the County Clerk for filing the Notice of Exemption, and a $25.00 handling fee to DCD for processing the Notice of Exemption (CP15-25);

DIRECT the Real Estate Division of the Public Works Department to cause said Grant Deed and a certified copy of the Board Order to be delivered to the Title Company for recording in the office of the County Clerk-Recorder.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Applicant Funded.

BACKGROUND:

In July, 1956, Contra Costa County (County) acquired a 0.32-acre parcel of real property on Slater Avenue, located off Taylor Boulevard, in Pleasant Hill, and identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number 164-060-017 (the “Property”). The Property was acquired for County highway purposes related to the widening of Taylor Boulevard.

Bare Ventures, LLC, (“Applicant”) owns property located at 741 Slater Avenue, which is adjacent to the Property. Applicant desires to purchase the Property. Public Works Department staff have conducted a visit of the site and determined that the Property is no longer necessary for County highway purposes. A valuation was completed indicating the value of the Property is $100,000. The Applicant has offered to purchase the Property for $100,000, and to reimburse the County for its costs associated with this transaction.

Pursuant to Government Code section 65402, the County provided notice of the proposed sale of the Property to the City of Pleasant Hill, to enable the City to determine whether the sale is in conformity with the City’s general plan. Because the City did not respond within 40 days of that notice, it is conclusively presumed that the sale is in conformity with the City’s general plan.

The Property is surplus County property, and Public Works Department staff has determined that the Property is not located in an area of statewide, regional, or area-wide concern. Therefore, the sale of the Property is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15312.

County staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the sale of the Property to the Applicant and take the above-specified recommended actions.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County would continue to own and be liable for the maintenance of property that is no longer needed for County highway purposes.