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Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board consider the following pertaining to the Diamond Springs Parkway Phase1B Project, CIP 72334:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign an Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes and a Certificate of Acceptance for the related documents from Douglas J. Bahlman, as Successor Trustee of the Bahlman Family Revocable Living Trust, Dated 12/09/2004 for Assessor’s Parcel Number 327-270-04;
2) Authorize the Community Development Agency Director, or designee, to execute the escrow instructions and any other related escrow documents pertaining to this transaction; and
3) Authorize the Community Development Agency Director, or designee, to extend the date of closure of escrow upon mutual agreement of both parties, if necessary.
FUNDING: Funding provided through a combination of 2004 GP TIM Fees (2%), Local Tribal Funds (61%), Master Circulation & Funding Plan Program (22%), Road Fund (>1%), West Slope TIM Fees (3%) and Utility Agencies (11%). (No Federal Funds)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Negotiations concluded with property owner, Douglas J. Bahlman, as Successor Trustee of the Bahlman Family Revocable Living Trust, Dated 12/09/2004, securing the County’s interest in the subject parcel, and a settlement has been reached that is representative of the appraised value rounded to a compensatory value of the full in-fee parcel acquisition necessary for project construction.
The Community Development Agency, Transportation Division (Transportation) recommends that the Board Chair sign the Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes for the Diamond Springs Parkway Phase 1B Project (Project). The full, In-Fee parcel acquisition is necessary for construction of the Project.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Project, originally referred to as the “Missouri Flat Pleasant Valley Connector”, was initiated to provide improved traffic circulation and safety through and around the historic town of Diamond Springs. Phase 1B of the Project provides parallel capacity to SR49 and alternate access to US50 via Missouri Flat Road with a new four-lane arterial roadway extending from Missouri Flat Road east of Golden Center Drive to a new T-intersection with SR49 south of Bradley Drive. The project also includes widening and improvements to SR49 from the new parkway intersection to Pleasant Valley Road and signalization of multiple intersections.
The Project is included in the Community Development Agency, Transportation Division’s 2015 Capital Improvement Program as adopted by the Board of Supervisors on June 16, 2015.
The Project is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and an Environmental Impact Report was prepared and circulated in 2011. The Project has been found in compliance with the CEQA requirements and was certified by the Board on May 24, 2011.
ALTERNATIVES
N/A
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel
CAO RECOMMENDATION
Move staff's recommendations.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The acquisition cost is $620,000 with title and escrow estimated at $3,500, for a total estimated cost of $623,500. Funding for the acquisition process is budgeted in the adopted 2015 Capital Improvement Program and is provided through a combination of 2004 GP TIM Fees, Local Tribal Funds, Master Circulation & Funding Plan Program, Road Fund, West Slope TIM Fees, and contributions from utility agencies. This project has no Net County Cost.
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 Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes and the Certificate of Acceptance for the Grant Deed.
2) The Clerk of the Board will return one (1) copy of the fully executed Acquisition Agreement to Transportation for final processing.
3) The Clerk of the Board will return the signed Certificate of Acceptance and the executed Grant document to Transportation for final processing.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Infrastructure
CONTACT
Andrew Gaber, Deputy Director - Development ROW & Engineering
Community Development Agency, Transportation Division