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Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 172-2022 for Abandonment of Easement 22-0002, to abandon portions of the Drainage and Public Utility easements on Lot 124 and Lot 125 of Village “H”, Unit No. 6A, recorded in Book I of Subdivisions at Page 61, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 123-170-005 and 123-170-006. Said properties are within the community of El Dorado Hills, Supervisorial District 1, located at 4355 and 4345 Gresham Drive.
FUNDING: Application Fees. (General Fund)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
A request has been submitted by John Sedwick Simpson and Stacy Jayne Simpson, Trustees of The John and Stacy Simpson Revocable Living Trust, owners of Assessor's Parcel Number 123-170-005 and 123-170-006, requesting that the County of El Dorado, Board of Supervisors, vacate portions of the side Drainage and Public Utility easements located on said properties. The portion of the easements to be abandoned are more particularly described in Exhibit A-1 and A-2 and depicted on Exhibit B-1 and B-2 of the attached Resolution.
The Drainage and Public Utility easements, as shown on Lot 124 and Lot 125 of Village “H”, Unit No. 6A, recorded in Book I of Subdivisions at Page 61, were offered to the County of El Dorado by Serrano Associates, LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company, By: Parker Development Company, A California Corporation, Managing Member, on January 18, 2000. The easements were acknowledged by the County of El Dorado on April 26, 2000, and the Subdivision Map was recorded on April 26, 2000.
ALTERNATIVES
An alternative would be to not adopt the Resolution of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 22-0002. By utilizing this alternative, the owners of Assessor's Parcels 123-170-005 and 123-170-006 would be unable to pursue any development that would impact the subject easements.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
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OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
Department of Transportation, AT&T, Comcast, El Dorado Irrigation District and Pacific Gas & Electric have not used said portions of subject easements for the purposes 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