There is no negative impact on the General Fund. Claremont Homes, an affiliate of the County’s tenant at this location, Buchanan Field Self Storage, LP, applied to the Contra Costa Water District for water service to be installed at the site and is paying for the cost of installation.

On December 6, 2016, this Board adopted Resolution No. 2016/651, which authorized the County Administrator to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Concord. The goal of the Resolution and the MOU was to enable the property that is the subject of this board order to be developed. Because a portion of the property is located within unincorporated Contra Costa County and a portion is located within the city limits of the City of Concord, before development of the property could occur, the City and the County needed to agree on (i) how property and sales tax would be allocated between the two agencies, and (ii) which agency would be responsible for processing any development applications. Under the terms of the MOU, the City is responsible for processing any development applications and is the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) with respect to any projects developed at the site.  
  
On June 26, 2018, this Board authorized staff to negotiate a ground lease and development terms for this property with the highest ranked proposal, as determined by a selection committee. The action was consistent with the master developer selection process that was approved by the Board of Supervisors on May 23, 2006, for projects with a competitive interest.  
  
On October 22, 2021, the City of Concord, as the Lead Agency, determined that the project proposed for the site by Buchanan Field Self Storage, LP, the construction of a self-storage facility and a small manager’s office, is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects). The County is a responsible agency under CEQA for this development. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines section 15096, the County has considered the determination made by the Lead Agency and concluded that the proposed project is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15332 because (a) the project is consistent with the applicable general plan and general plan policies as well as with the applicable zoning designation and regulations; (b) the project occurs within the city limits on a project site of no more than five (5) acres substantially surrounded by urban uses; (c) the project site has no value as a habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species; (d) approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to air quality, noise, traffic, or water quality; and (e) the site can be adequately served by all required facilities and public services.  
  
On February 1, 2022, the Board authorized a 50-year ground lease with Buchanan Field Self Storage, LP for the lease and development of the property. As part of its development of the property, the developer applied to the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) to have a waterline installed on the property. In order to install a water line, CCWD requires an easement from the County, as the property owner, for the purpose of installing, operating and maintaining the water facilities. The cost of CCWD installing the water facilities, estimated to be approximately $226,000, will be borne by Claremont Homes, an affiliate of Buchanan Field Self Storage LP.

Failure to grant the easement to CCWD would result in CCWD declining to install water facilities and undermine the tenant’s ability to develop the property.