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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following regarding the Green Valley Road at Tennessee Creek Bridge Replacement Project No. 77109:
1) Authorize the Chair to sign the Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes and Certificates of Acceptance for the related deeds from Ardys Beatrice Forster, As Trustee and Noree L. Preble and Darci A. Iseger, As Successor Trustees Under Declaration of Trust for the Forster Family Trust dated September 28, 1989; Tamra Forster Kingsley, A Married Woman as Her Sole and Separate Property; Karis Forster Vaughan, A Married Woman as her Sole and Separate Property; Noree Forster Preble, A Married Woman as Her Sole and Separate Property; Nadia Forster Artero, A Married Woman as Her Sole and Separate Property; Marli Bea Forster Patterson, A Married Woman as Her Sole and Separate Property; and Darci A. Iseger and Douglas A. Vaughan, as Co-Trustees or Their Successors in Trust, Under the Raymond H. Forster and Ardys B. Forster Irrevocable Living Trust Agreement Number One, For the Benefit of Darci A. Iseger, dated July 7, 2000, as Their Interests Appear Of Record for APN 069-340-02; and
2) Authorize the Director of Transportation, or his designee, to execute the escrow instructions and any other related escrow documents pertaining to the transaction, including the payment of title, escrow and geologist fees.
FUNDING: Highway Bridge Program, Highway Safety Improvement Program and the 2004 General Plan Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Program.
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BUDGET SUMMARY: |
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Total Estimated Cost |
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$12,500 |
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Funding |
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Budgeted |
$12,500 |
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New Funding |
$ |
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Savings |
$ |
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Other |
$ |
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Total Funding Available |
$12,500 |
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Change To Net County Cost |
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$0 |
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
Acquisition costs are $8,470, with title, escrow and geologist fees of $4,030 for a total estimated cost of $12,500. The Green Valley Road at Tennessee Creek Bridge Replacement Project #77109 is funded with Highway Bridge Program (HBP), Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grants and the 2004 General Plan Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee (TIM) program and sufficient funds are in the project budget for the subject acquisitions. There is no net cost to the County General Fund associated with this agenda item.
Background:
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has been working to advance this grant funded project for the improvement, signalization, and channelization of the 3-way intersection of Green Valley Road and North Shingle Road and replacing the two-lane, reinforced concrete girder bridge with a three-lane, prestressed slab bridge. Green Valley Road will be realigned to improve site distance and a continuous left turn median will extend from the North Shingle Road intersection past Peaceful Garden Way and transition into the northbound lane prior to Oakvale Drive.
The project is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The preparation of a CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration and a NEPA Categorical Exemption has been completed and on December 9, 2008, your Board adopted and approved the project as described in the CEQA and NEPA documents.
Reason for Recommendation:
On January 27, 2009, your Board authorized DOT's Right of Way unit staff to proceed with final negotiations to acquire land rights from the subject property owners. Negotiations with the Forster Family have concluded and a settlement has been reached that is representative of the appraised value of the necessary land rights.
Action to be taken following Board approval:
1. Board Chair to execute the Acquisition Agreement For Public Purposes and the Certificates of Acceptance for the fee and easement.
2. Board Clerk to return all executed documents to the DOT R/W unit for final processing.
3. Director of Transportation or designees to sign the Escrow Instructions and any related escrow documents pertaining to this transaction. All executed documents and all funds necessary to close the escrow, to be provided to the title company for final audit and recording.
Contact: James W. Ware, P.E.
Director of Transportation
Concurrences: County Counsel