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Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Consent to Common Use Agreement between the County and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, recognizing the prior easement and rights of Pacific Gas and Electric Company to a portion of County-owned APN 076-133-17.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services, Department of Transportation (Transportation), recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Consent to Common Use Agreement (Agreement) between the County and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), recognizing the prior easement and rights of PG&E to a portion of County-owned APN 076-133-17.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Alder Drive at EID Canal Bridge Replacement Project CIP number 77123 (Project) consisted of replacement of the bridge with culverts at the EID canal crossing and widening and minor realignment of the bridge approaches. The Project required the County to obtain easements and parcels in fee. To date, all easements and parcels have been acquired. Resolution of Necessity 135-2015, to acquire APN 076-133-17 (Parcel), was adopted and authorized by the Board on August 11, 2015 (Item 32).
Construction of the Project has been completed. The Board Chair signed the Notice of Acceptance for the Project on January 10, 2017 (Item 19).
Subsequent to the completion of the project, PG&E notified the County that there was an overlap in land rights on the Parcel. Portions of the project, including sections of Alder Drive, Pony Express Trail, the Alder Drive at EID Canal Bridge, and an area of the culvert placement, were performed in an existing easement on the Parcel which was granted to PG&E in 1936. In order for PG&E to protect its superior land rights in perpetuity on the Parcel, Agreement must be executed between PG&E and the County. In the Agreement, PG&E and County will mutually agree:
1) PG&E consents to County’s construct...
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