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C. 10

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	August 16, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

APPROVE a License Agreement between Contra Costa County and Marathon Pipe Line LLC, Martinez area.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/16/2022

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:

Tasha Thaxton, 925.957.2457

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: August 16, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a license agreement with Marathon Pipe Line LLC, to allow Marathon to use approximately 1,500 square feet of County-owned property on Waterfront Road, identified as Assessor’s Parcel No. 159-320-XXX, for staging vehicles and equipment connected with pipeline maintenance during an approximately one-year period ending July 31, 2023, in exchange for payment to the County of $10,000. (4500-6X5842)


DETERMINE that it can be seen with certainty that that there is no possibility that this activity will have a significant effect on the environment, therefore, and is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061 (b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines; and

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.

DIRECT the Real Estate Division to cause the fully executed License Agreement to be delivered to Licensee.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Licensee funds. The County will charge $10,000 for land use and administrative costs related to this transaction. All remaining funds will be deposited into Roads funds.

BACKGROUND:

Marathon Pipe Line LLC, a pipeline utility, needs to conduct maintenance on their pipeline located on Union Pacific Railroad property adjacent to County-owned property. In order to complete the modification project and work safely and efficiently, Marathon Pipe Line LLC needs to use County-owned property located on Waterfront Road, near Waterbird Way, in Martinez, California, identified as Assessor’s Parcel No. 159-320-XXX, to access Marathon’s pipeline to stage and store vehicles and equipment during maintenance activities. The activity of the project is not subject to CEQA as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have significant effect on the environment, pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061 (b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. A Notice of Exemption was posted on August 1, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this license is not approved, Marathon Pipe Line LLC will not be able to conduct maintenance on their pipeline.