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Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Authorize the Chair to sign the Easement Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes and the Certificate of Acceptance for the related documents from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, for Assessor's Parcel Numbers 033-020-03, 033-080-07 and 033-090-15; and,
2) Authorize the Transportation Division 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, for the Sawmill 2B Bike and Erosion Control Project, CIP No. 95192.
FUNDING: Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Air Quality Mitigation Funds.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost…………… $14,500
Budgeted………………………… $14,500
New Funding…………………….
Savings…………………………
Other……………………………
Total Funding Available………… $14,500
Change To Net County Cost…… $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
Acquisition costs are $12,000 with title and escrow fees estimated at $2,500 for a total cost of $14,500. Funding for the acquisition process will be provided by TRPA Air Quality Mitigation Funds.
Background
The Transportation Division is working to advance the Sawmill 2B Bike Path and Erosion Control Project (Project), which will construct a new bike path and multi-use path along the south side of Sawmill Road that will connect to the County's Sawmill 1 Bike Path Project (CIP No. 95148) completed in 2009 and to the County's Sawmill 2A Bike Path and Erosion Control Project (CIP No. 95165) completed in summer 2012. The Project provides erosion control and water quality improvements, which reduce the discharge of sediment and pollutants into Angora Creek and Upper Truckee River, as well as a multi-use path for recreational purposes along Sawmill Road.
The Project is subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act...
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