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Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board consider the following for the Cold Springs Road Realignment Project, CIP No. 73360:
1) Authorize the Chair to sign the Easement Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes and the Certificates of Acceptance for the related documents from Waldith Evans Graham and William Arthur Graham, Trustees of the Waldith Evans Graham and William Arthur Graham 1991 Revocable Trust, 9/1/1991, for Assessor's Parcel Number 321-040-01;
2) Authorize the Community Development Agency 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; and
3) Authorize the Community Development Agency Director, or designee, to extend the date of closure of escrow upon mutual agreement of both parties.
FUNDING: Highway Safety Improvement Program Funds and Regional Surface Transportation Program Exchange Funds. (Federal Funds)
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BUDGET SUMMARY: |
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Total Estimated Cost
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$ 14,716.25 |
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Budget - Current FY
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$ 14,716.25 |
Budget - Future FY
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New Funding
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Savings
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Other
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Total Funding Available
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$ 14,716.25 |
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Change To Net County Cost
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$ 0.00 |
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
Easement acquisition costs are $12,216.25 with title and escrow costs estimated at $2,500.00 for a total estimated cost of $14,716.25. Funding for the acquisition process will be provided by a combination of the Highway Safety Improvement Program Funds and Regional Surface Transportation Program Funds, as budgeted in the adopted 2014 Capital Improvement Program.
Background
The Community Development Agency, Transportation Division (Transportation), is currently in the design phase of the Cold Springs Road Realignment Project (Project) to realign the curve radius, increase pavement width and shoulders, adjust elevation and improve drainage along a higher-risk segment of Cold Springs Road between Mount Shasta Lane and Fox Print Court in Placerville.
The Project is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). CEQA covers both segments and was approved by the Board on November 13, 2012. The NEPA for segment 1 is currently underway. The NEPA Categorical Exclusion for segment 2 was approved by the California Department of Transportation on February 8, 2013. Construction is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2015.
Reason for Recommendation
Negotiations concluded with property owners Waldith Evans Graham and William Arthur Graham, Trustees of the Waldith Evans Graham and William Arthur Graham 1991 Revocable Trust, 9/1/1991, securing the County's interest in the fifth of eleven project acquisition parcels, and a settlement has been reached that is representative of the appraised value of the necessary land rights.
Clerk of the Board Follow Up Actions
1) The Clerk of the Board will obtain the Chair's signature on two (2) copies of the Easement Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes and the Certificates of Acceptance for the Grant of a Temporary Construction Easement.
2) The Clerk of the Board will return all fully executed original documents to Transportation for final processing.
Contact
Bard R. Lower, Transportation Division Director
Community Development Agency
Concurrences
County Counsel