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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following for acquiring a temporary construction easement for the US 50 / Latrobe Road / El Dorado Hills Boulevard Interchange Improvements Phase 2B Project, Capital Improvement Program Project number 71323 / 36104001:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Easement Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes for Assessor’s Parcel Number 121-180-016 with Sukhbir Singh Bhullar and Paramjit Kaur Bhullar, as co-Trustees of Sukhbir Singh Bhullar and Paramjit Bhullar Living Trust, U/A dated November 24, 2025, at a cost of $13,500; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Certificate of Acceptance accepting the Grant of Temporary Construction Easement from seller. (District 1)
FUNDING: Traffic Impact Fees - Zone C Local Roads and State Transportation Improvement Program funds. (Local and State Funds)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On December 5, 2023, Legistar 23-2060, the Board authorized the Department of Transportation (Transportation) to commence the right-of-way acquisition process and enter into negotiations with property owners for the US 50 / Latrobe Road / El Dorado Hills Boulevard Interchange Improvements Phase 2B Project (Project), Capital Improvement Program (CIP) number 71323 / 36104001, including Assessor’s Parcel Number 121-180-016. The Project proposes to construct the remaining ultimate improvements to the eastbound on- and off-ramps at the El Dorado Hills Boulevard/ Latrobe Road interchange. Improvements include the reconstruction of the eastbound diagonal on-ramp, eastbound on-ramp auxiliary lane, and the eastbound loop off-ramp.
Approval of the agreement and acceptance of the easement will provide the necessary property rights for construction of the Project improvements.
ALTERNATIVES
If the Easement Acquisition Agreement is not approved, the County will not be able to acquire this necessary right of way for the proposed Project, and the Project will not proceed as planned.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
See Discussion / Background section.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel has reviewed and approved the Easement Acquisition Agreement and Certificate of Acceptance.
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no change to net County cost associated with this item. The total cost of the acquisition to be paid directly to the seller for the temporary construction easement is $13,500. Funding for the Project is included in Transportation’s 2026 CIP, which was approved by the Board on June 16, 2026, Legistar 26-0116. The acquisition portion of the Project is funded by Traffic Impact Fees - Zone C Local Roads and State Transportation Improvement Program funds.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) The Clerk of the Board will obtain the Chair’s signature on two (2) original copies of the Easement Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes.
2) The Clerk of the Board will obtain the Chair’s signature on one (1) Certificate of Acceptance accepting the Grant of Temporary Construction Easement.
3) The Clerk of the Board will return one (1) original copy of the fully executed Easement Acquisition Agreement to Transportation, Fairlane Engineering, attention to Chau Huynh, for final processing.
4) The Clerk of the Board will return the original signed Certificate of Acceptance and the associated unrecorded Grant of Temporary Construction Easement to Transportation, Fairlane Engineering, attention to Chau Huynh, for final processing.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Priority: N/A
Action Item: N/A
CONTACT
Rafael Martinez, Director
Department of Transportation