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Transportation Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign the Escrow Agreement and License Agreement with the El Dorado Hills Townhouses Association for a portion of APN 120-690-05; and authorize the Director of said Department or designee to sign the escrow instructions and any related escrow documents pertaining to said transaction, including authorization for and payment to said Association upon completion of the terms set forth in the Escrow Agreement.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: Traffic Impact Mitigation Fees
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $25,390
Funding
Budgeted $25,390
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $25,390
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: None
Background:
On May 23, 2000 the Board certified the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA) for the U.S. Highway 50/El Dorado Hills Boulevard Interchange Project. As part of the certification the Board approved Mitigation Measure 6.3 which recommended that the residences immediately adjacent to the sound wall be permitted to landscape the side of the sound wall facing their respective residences subject to preserving the structural integrity of the sound wall, and it states “Residents should be permitted to paint, apply surfacing to, or landscape the side of the barrier facing their property following the residents submission of a screening plan for approval by the County Department of Transportation (DOT). DOT should approve plans based on preserving the structural integrity of the barrier. Costs incurred by the resident for designing and implementing approved screening plans should be reimbursed by the County of El Dorado up to $1,500 per dwelling unit, as compensation for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by residents choosing to implement such screening”. A commensurate amount would be applied to comm...
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