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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Authorize the Chair to sign the Easement Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes and Certificate of Acceptance for the related documents from Robin Lea Peck, A Married Man and Kathleen Marie Peck, His Spouse, for Assessor's Parcel Number 098-160-28; and
2) Authorize the Interim Director of Transportation or her designee to execute the escrow instructions and any other related escrow documents pertaining to the transaction, including the payment of title and escrow fees, for the Pleasant Valley Road at Oak Hill Road Intersection Improvements Project, CIP No. 73358.
FUNDING: Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant Funds.
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BUDGET SUMMARY: |
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Total Estimated Cost |
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$4,500 |
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Funding |
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Budgeted |
$4,500 |
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New Funding |
$ |
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Savings |
$ |
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Other |
$ |
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Total Funding Available |
$4,500 |
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Change To Net County Cost |
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$0 |
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
Acquisition costs are $3,000 with title and escrow fees estimated at $1,500 for a total estimated cost of $4,500. Funding for the acquisition process will be provided by Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant Funds.
Background:
The Department of Transportation (Department) is working to advance the Pleasant Valley Road at Oak Hill Road Intersection Improvements Project (Project), which will improve traffic safety by widening the shoulders approaching the intersection, adding a two-way turn lane, making grading, paving and drainage improvements and providing minor landscaping.
The Project is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). On May 23, 2010 the Board certified the CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration and approved the Project and authorized the Department to proceed with the acquisition process for the land rights necessary for the construction and completion of the Project. The Department is authorized by the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to complete Waiver Valuations up to $10,000 on projects.
Reason for Recommendation:
Negotiations have concluded with the property owners, Robin Lea Peck, A Married Man and Kathleen Marie Peck, His Spouse, and a settlement has been reached that is representative of the Waiver Valuation of the necessary land rights. Project construction is scheduled to begin in late summer 2012.
Action to be taken following Board approval:
1) The Clerk of the Board will obtain the Chair's signature on the Easement Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes and the Certificate of Acceptance for the Grant of Public Utility Easement.
2) The Clerk of the Board will return all executed documents to the Department for final processing.
Contact:
Robert S. Slater, P.E.
Assistant Director of Transportation
Concurrences: County Counsel