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Department of Transportation recommending the Boad consider the following:
1) Authorize the Chair to sign an Easement Agreement conveying to the County an easement for public access over the trails commonly referred to as the Village K1/K2 trails; and
2) Authorize the Chair to sign Certificates of Acceptance to allow for recordation of the aforementioned Easement Agreement.
FUNDING: N/A
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Village K1/K2 Trail is located in an open space area in the Serrano residential development, which is within the El Dorado Hills Specific Plan (“EDHSP”). In accordance with Section 6.2.1 of the EDHSP and Section 3.2 of associated Development Agreement, the Developer was required to offer to dedicate to El Dorado Hills Community Services District (“EDHCSD”) or other governmental agency certain park and open space lands and improvements as set forth in the Financing Plan. However, Section 3.2.1 of the Development Agreement went on to state, “In the event CSD fails to accept dedication of any of the park and open space lands described in this subsection and in the Financing Plan, Developer shall make an offer to dedicate, and County may accept dedication of, such lands to the County.”
In accordance with the foregoing, on July 13, 2016, Serrano Associates, LLC (“Developer”) provided an informal offer to the EDHCSD and the County to gauge their interest in accepting an offer of dedication of the open space area that now contains the K1/K2 Trail. Due to concerns about the financial obligations for the ongoing management and maintenance of the open space, in October 2016, the County’s Planning Director acknowledged that the County had no interest in accepting the open space.
On June 1, 2021, the Developer provided the EDHCSD and the County with formal offers of dedication of the open space area that now contains the K1/K2 Trail. On September 10, 2021, EDHCSD’s Board of Directors formally declined to accept the open space. The offer was pres...
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