Title
Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following for acquiring right of way for the Industrial Drive/Missouri Flat Road-Signalization Project CIP 73366/36105053 (Project):
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Easement Acquisition Agreement (Agreement) for Public Purposes with Robert S. Moore and Deborah J. Moore, Trustees, or their successors in trust, under the Moore Family Trust, dated September 5, 2014 (Sellers), for Assessor’s Parcel Number 329-261-12 (Parcel). The agreement allows the County to purchase an interest in the Parcel as an Access Easement between Sellers and adjacent parcel for ingress and egress purposes, and a Temporary Construction Easement (TCE). The Easement acquisitions provide right-of-way necessary to construct the Project, at a cost of $58,000;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Certificate of Acceptance accepting the TCE from Sellers;
3) Authorize the Department of Transportation Director, or designee, to execute the escrow instructions and any other related escrow documents pertaining to the transaction, including payment of title and escrow fees, which are estimated to be $2,500; and
4) Authorize the Department of Transportation Director or designee to extend the date of closure of escrow upon mutual agreement of both parties, if necessary.
FUNDING: Tribe Funds (14%), General Fund (54%), and Accumulative Capital Outlay Funds (32%).
Body
DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
Construction of the Sheriff’s new Public Safety Facility requires installation of a traffic signal at the Industrial Drive/Missouri Flat Road intersection to accommodate traffic utilizing the facility. Intersection improvements include installation of a traffic signal controller and cabinet, detector loops, and widening of both Missouri Flat Road and Industrial Drive to accommodate turn lanes.
Missouri Flat Road will be widened north and south of the intersection for right and left turn lanes. Industrial Drive will als...
Click here for full text