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Transportation Department recommending the Board approve in concept the contribution of drainage, non-motorized and maintenance access easements located on County-owned property (APN 026-050-51/ County 56-acre parcel and APN 027-361-13/El Dorado Center parcel) to the State of California for use by Caltrans for the placement and operation of water quality infiltration basins landscape, lighting and pedestrian paths associated with a regional road improvement project on Highway 50, subject to conditions; and direct staff to work with Caltrans and County Counsel to develop a Grant of Easement Agreement and return to the Board for approval of said agreement.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
The proposed easement contributions are located on strips of land adjacent to, and parallel with State Highway 50 (Hwy 50). These strips of land are located on APN 026-050-51 (County 56-acre Parcel) and APN 027-361-13 (El Dorado Center Parcel). The total land area for the subject easements consists of approximately 2.17 acres and is valued at $1.75 million due to its proximity to the lake.
The proposed easement contributions do not materially impact future abilities of the County to develop the County 56-acre Parcel. One of the proposed conditions associated with the easement contribution is to preserve the right of the County to move the Caltrans drainage facilities, should the County determine that any or all of these facilities interfere with the future preferred alternative for the County 56-acre Recreation Area Project (56-acre Project), currently in the initial stages of project planning. Caltrans has committed that they would participate with the relocation costs, should the County elect to move the facilities in the future.
Additionally, the County is advancing the Sawmill Bike/Pedestrian Path (Sawmill Project) along another section of Hwy 50. As a part of the Sawmill Project, the County needs to acquire property...
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