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Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 180-2021 for Abandonment of Easement 21-0003, to abandon portions of public utility easements on Lot 323 of Waterford Unit 5, recorded in Book G of Subdivisions at Page 133, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 110-252-001.
FUNDING: Application Fees (General Fund).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
A request has been submitted by Trevor William Martin, as Trustee of the TWM Living Trust, U/A dated August 3, 2018, owners of Assessor's Parcel Number 110-252-001, requesting that the County of El Dorado, Board of Supervisors, vacate portions of public utility easements located on said property. Subject easements are more particularly described in Exhibit A and depicted on Exhibit B of the attached Resolution. Said property is within the community of El Dorado Hills, Supervisorial District 1.
The public utility easements, as shown on Lot 323 of Waterford Unit No. 5, recorded in Book G of Subdivisions at Page 133, were offered to the County of El Dorado by Southfork Partnership, A General Partnership; Home Capital Corporation, A California Corporation, General Partner; Coker-Ewing Company, A General Partnership, General Partner; Coker Development, Inc., A California Corporation, General Partner; Ewing Development, Inc. A California Corporation, General Partner, on March 28, 1989. The easements were acknowledged by the County of El Dorado on June 27, 1989, and the Subdivision Map was recorded on July 28, 1989.
ALTERNATIVES
An alternative would be to not adopt the Resolution of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 21-0003. By utilizing this alternative, the owners of Assessor's Parcels 110-252-001 would be unable to pursue any development that would impact said portions of the subject easements.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
N/A
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
AT&T, Comcast, El Dorado Irrigation District and Pacific Gas & Electric have not used said portions of subject easements for the purpose for which they were dedicated and find no present or future need exists for said portions of subject easements and do not object to their vacation, and to that end, have all issued letters to that effect.
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The Surveyor's Office collects a fee for processing the Abandonment of Easement on a time and materials basis. There is no fiscal impact as a result of the approval of this item.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) Clerk of the Board to obtain the Chair's signature on the one (1) Resolution.
2) Clerk of the Board to record the Resolution at the Recorder’s Office.
3) Clerk of the Board to return a copy of the recorded Resolution for further processing to the Surveyor's Office, Attn: Jane McClusky.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Infrastructure
CONTACT
Jane McClusky, ext: 5121