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Transportation Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign the Easement Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes and Certificates of Acceptance for the related deeds from the Ebright family for APN 018-340-01 and APN 018-340-03, and a Quitclaim Deed for APN 018-340-01; and authorize the Director of Transportation or his designee, to execute escrow instructions and any other related documents pertaining to the transaction, including payment of title and escrow fees.
FUNDING: California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Funds.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $277,700
Funding
Budgeted $277,700
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $277,700
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
Acquisition Cost is $275,000 plus title and escrow fees of $2,700, for a total estimated cost of $277,700. The Cascade Erosion Control Project #JN95156 is funded with a combination of California Tahoe Conservancy funds and TRPA Water Quality Mitigation funds, and sufficient funds are budgeted for the subject acquisitions. There is no net cost to the County General Fund associated with this Agenda item.
Background:
In 2001, the Department of Transportation (DOT) needed both temporary and permanent easement rights from parcels owned by the Ebright family, in order to construct various drainage and erosion control improvements on the subject parcels. The Ebrights agreed to and executed a Right of Entry Agreement, recorded as Document #2002-0036358 on May 17, 2002. The Agreement provided that the County would compensate the Ebrights for the land rights needed for the project, based upon the value of the land rights as of the date the County first occupied the property, which was June 26, 2002. The County proceeded to construct the drainage and erosion control improvements on the subject parcels.
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