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Supervisor Thomas recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Accept the donation of a sculpture in accordance with California Government Code, Section 25355, valued at approximately $50,000, to be placed in the roundabout in Camino at Pondorado and Carson Road;
2) Waive the Department of Transportation Utility Right of Way Encroachment Permit fees for the installation by Doug Veerkamp General Engineering, Inc. for the Camino roundabout sculpture; and
3) Approve and adopt the plan for the Pondorado Road Roundabout Monument and authorize the Chair to sign the plan.
FUNDING: N/A
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
California Government Code, Section 25355 states, “The board may accept or reject any gift, bequest, or devise made to or in favor of the county, or to or in favor of the board in trust for any public purpose. The board may delegate to any county officer or employee the power to accept any gift, bequest, or devise made to or in favor of the county. The officer or employee shall file with the board each quarter a report that describes the source and value of each gift valued in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or any other amount as determined by the board. The board may hold and dispose of the property and the income and increase thereof for those lawful uses and purposes as are prescribed in the terms of the gift, bequest, or devise. In accounting for or inventorying gifts, bequests, or devises, the officer or employee shall follow the appropriate procedures contained in the State Controller’s manual entitled “Accounting Standards and Procedures for Counties.”
In 2020, CalTrans started the Camino Safety Project. One of the improvements was an undercrossing to provide traffic access from one side of the highway to the other and a roundabout was constructed to help with the flow of traffic. The benefit of the Camino Safety Project is that it has provided a critical safety improvement to a dangerous corridor. The downside is that it left ...
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