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C. 61
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date: May  17, 2022
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Conveyance of Permanent Easements and Temporary Construction Easements to the City of San Ramon.

APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On:   05/17/2022
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, 925-957-2454
cc: Wiley Osborn, PW Information Technology     Ed Turner, Flood Control Division    
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  17, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a right of way contract with the City of San Ramon (City), to convey permanent and temporary easements to the City in exchange for reimbursement of County staff costs, in connection with the City’s Iron Horse Trail Pedestrian and Bike Overcrossing Project (Project), City of San Ramon area. (Project No.: 0678-6G5549) (CP#22-16)  
  

FIND that the conveyance of said easements is in the public interest and will not substantially conflict or interfere with the County’s use of the property.  

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
  
DETERMINE that the Project will not have a significant effect on the environment and is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061 (b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, and  
  
DIRECT the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.  
  
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for the 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.  
  
DIRECT the Real Estate Division of the Public Works Department to cause said Permanent Easements and a certified copy of this Board Order to be delivered to the City for acceptance and recording in the office of the County-Clerk Recorder. The Temporary Construction Easement will not be recorded.  

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% City of San Ramon Funds. The City will reimburse the County for its administrative, environmental and survey costs related to this transaction.

BACKGROUND:

The County owns and manages a strip of land that runs from Mayette Avenue in the City of Concord to the City of San Ramon, Contra Costa County. Said strip of land is more commonly known as the Iron Horse Corridor (IHC). The City of San Ramon is planning to construct the Iron Horse Trail Pedestrian and Bike Overcrossing Project (Project) in San Ramon over portions of the existing IHC located on the north and south alignment of Bollinger Canyon Road. The Project will improve safety and air quality by reducing at grade crossing conflicts between pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists and improve motor vehicle traffic by reducing idling at the intersection.  
  
In order for the City to construct the Project, the City requires the County to convey two permanent easements and temporary construction easements to the City for construction, access and maintenance of the bridge, landscaping irrigation and incidentals related to each.  
  
The City will reimburse 100% the County’s costs to process this transaction, including CEQA environmental review and filing fees. The Real Estate Division has determined that the conveyance of the easements will not substantially conflict or interfere with the County’s use of the property. The conveyance of the easements are in the public interest insofar as it is for the public use.  
  
As further described in the attached CEQA Notice of Exemption, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.  

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The City of San Ramon will not have the necessary rights to construct the Project.  

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