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Surveyor's Office recommending the Board: Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 100-2020 for Abandonment of Easement 20-0003, Montgomery Developers, Co-Partnership By: Sunrise Builders, A California Corporation; David D. Bohannon Organization, A California Corporation; By: Pacific Highlands Inc. A California Corporation, recorded in Book D of Subdivisions at Page 57, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 025-754-001, 025-754-002 and 025-754-003, within the community of South Lake Tahoe, Supervisorial District 5.
FUNDING: Application Fees (General Fund).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
A request has been submitted by Alan Douglas O’Dell and Carol Jeanne O’Dell, Trustees, or their successors in trust, under The O’Dell Trust dated November 14, 2012, owner of Assessor's Parcel Number 025-754-001, 025-754-002 and 025-754-003, requesting that the County of El Dorado, Board of Supervisors, vacate a portion of a public utility easement located on said property. Subject easement is more particularly described in Exhibit A and depicted on Exhibit B of the attached Resolution.
The public utility easements, as shown on Lot 50, 51 and 52 of Montgomery Estates Unit No. 4 at Lake Tahoe, was offered to the County of El Dorado by Montgomery Developers, Co-Partnership By: Sunrise Builders, A California Corporation; David D. Bohannon Organization, A California Corporation; By: Pacific Highlands Inc. A California Corporation, on December 2, 1965. The easement was acknowledged and accepted by the County of El Dorado on December 13, 1965, and the Subdivision Map was recorded on December 14, 1965.
ALTERNATIVES
An alternative would be to not adopt a Resolution of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 20-0003. By utilizing this alternative, the owner of Assessor's Parcel Number 025-754-001, 025-754-002 and 025-754-003, would be unable to pursue any development that would impact subject easement.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
N/A
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
AT&T, Liberty Utilities, Charter Communications, Southwest Gas Corporation and South Tahoe Public Utility District have not used said portions of subject easements for the purpose for which they were dedicated and find no present or future need exists for said portion of subject easement and do not object to its vacation, and to that end, have all issued letters to that effect.
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The Surveyor's Office collects a fee for processing the Abandonment of Easement on a time and materials basis. There is no fiscal impact as a result of the approval of this item.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) Clerk of the Board to obtain the Chair's signature on the one (1) Resolution.
2) Clerk of the Board to record the Resolution at the Recorder’s Office.
3) Clerk of the Board to return a copy of the recorded Resolution for further processing to the Surveyor's Office, Attn: Jane McClusky.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Infrastructure
CONTACT
Jane McClusky, ext: 5121