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Chief Administrative Office, Parks Division, and the Library Department recommending the Board:
1) Receive and file a presentation on the Sacramento Placerville Transportation Corridor;
2) Parks Division recommending the Board take action on the following items on the Sacramento Placerville Transportation Corridor (SPTC):
a) Confirm the naming of the rail corridor as the SPTC and the Class I Bike Path as the El Dorado Trail;
b) Signage will be placed by each group in accordance with the sign recommendations from the Parks and Recreation Commission;
c) Request that the SPTC JPA approve a contract with the County for weed abatement in El Dorado County; and
d) Confirm prior Board direction on corridor use of no excursion rail on the lower segment or go with Option 1; and
3) Library Department recommending the Board;
a) Approve the updated Railroad History Center and Park Plan;
b) Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign Memorandum of Understanding 220-M1610 between the El Dorado Western Railway Foundation and the El Dorado County Museum;
c) Make a determination that the El Dorado Western Railway Foundation provides a public benefit;
d) Direct staff to prepare and return with a standard five year lease for parcel 90-040-031-10 with the El Dorado Western Railway Foundation for use by the El Dorado Western Railroad program and waive the lease fees; and
e) Designate the County Museum Administrator as the manager of the Railroad operating corridor of the SPTC from the western County Line to the west edge of Missouri Flat Road in Diamond Springs, responsible for the operation, maintenance and preservation of the railroad, and for ensuring compliance with all federal, state and local rail safety rules and regulations.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Office, Parks Division and Library, recommending the Board receive and file a presentation on the Sacramento Placerville Transportation Corridor (SPTC) and take action on related items.
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