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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	July 12, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Approve the conveyance of an easement to the State of California Department of Transportation, San Pablo area.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/12/2022

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:	Angela Bell, 925. 957-2451
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: July 12, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the conveyance of an easement deed for ingress and egress purposes in connection with the I-80/San Pablo Dam Road Interchange Improvement Project in San Pablo, to the State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans), pursuant to Streets & Highway Code 960, as recommended by the Public Works Director, San Pablo area. (Project No.: 4660-6X4170); and


DETERMINE that the conveyance of said easement is in the public interest and no longer necessary for County purposes, but is required by the State for highway purposes; and

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

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

DIRECT the Real Estate Division of the Public Works Department to cause said Deed to be delivered to the State for acceptance and recording in the Office of the County Clerk-Recorder.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Contra Costa Transportation Authority.

BACKGROUND:

In 2013, Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) in cooperation with the State of California, acting by and through Caltrans, and the City of San Pablo, proposed to reconstruct the Interstate 80 (I-80)/ San Pablo Dam Road Interchange Project (Project).

On June 25, 2013, this Board approved the adoption of the previously approved Caltrans Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act; which included real estate transaction. [DCD-CP#13-25] [SCH# 2009082009].

Under a Real Property Services Agreement with CCTA, Contra Costa County (County) acquired three parcels identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 417-041-006, 417-041-005 and 417-041-002, located on Humboldt Avenue with a combined total 12, 884 square feet (Properties). In June 2019, the Properties were conveyed by the County to the City of San Pablo to maintain until Phase II of the Project takes place. The City accepted and recorded the Grant deed on October 29, 2019 in the County’s Clerk-Recorder’s Office (Instrument No.: 2019-0191104). The conveyance reserved an easement to the County for ingress and egress purposes across the properties.

Construction of the Project has been completed and it’s been determined that said easement is no longer needed for County purposes but is required by the State for operation, maintenance and repair to the pedestrian/bicycle overcrossing improvement constructed as part of the Project.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without board approval of this conveyance, the County will have unnecessary property rights and the State will not have access rights required for the operation and maintenance of its improvement.