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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following for acquiring right of way for the Pony Express (Class 2 and Sidewalk), Capital Improvement Program Project number 97019 / 36109010:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes and the Certificates of Acceptance accepting Grant Deeds, Slope and Drainage Easements, and Public Utility Easements with Evan E. Bell and Lois E. Bell, Trustees, Bell Family Trust under agreement dated March 22, 2004, for Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 009-180-008 and 009-180-013. The Fee and Easement acquisitions provide right-of-way necessary to construct the Project, at a cost of $28,400;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Certificates of Acceptance accepting the Easements from seller;
3) Authorize the Department of Transportation 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, which are estimated to be $2,500; and
4) Authorize the Department of Transportation Director, or designee, to extend the date of closure of escrow upon mutual agreement of both parties, if necessary.
FUNDING: Active Transportation Program (ATP) (69.2%), Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (24.5%), Transportation Development Act (3.9%), and Road Fund (2.4%). (Local, State, and Federal Funds).
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DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
The Pony Express (Class 2 and Sidewalk) Project (Project) was added to the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) in 2019, and will construct bicycle and pedestrian improvements to Pony Express Trail from Sanders Drive to Sly Park Road in the community of Pollock Pines, CA.
Specific improvements include approximately 1.7 miles of Class 2 bicycle lanes on both sides of Pony Express Trail, 4600 linear feet of new and reconstructed asphalt pedestrian path on the south side of Pony Express Trail, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) impr...
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