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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Approve the recommendation of the Department of Transportation to allow two crossing easements on the Sacramento Placerville Transportation Corridor Joint Powers Authority Parcel located in Shingle Springs;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Easement Agreement with Norman Partners LLC; and
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Easement Agreement with Ginney-Campoy LLC. (Cont'd 3/15/11, Item 12)
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
There is no Net County Cost associated with this agenda item.
Background:
In December 2008, pursuant to a request by then Supervisor Helen Baumann, the Board of Supervisors considered a request by Ginney-Campoy LLC to create a crossing easement over the Sacramento Placerville Transportation Corridor Joint Powers Authority (SPTC JPA) Parcel, a portion of the former railroad right-of-way (APN 090-040-40). The need to formalize a crossing easement was to satisfy a condition of approval of a parcel map submitted by Ginney-Campoy LLC, which would serve four commercially zoned parcels. One of the major considerations by the Board at that time was whether there should be only one crossing easement in this general location, or whether two crossing easements would be acceptable, since an additional request for a crossing easement was being processed for Mr. Norm Brown, of NC Brown Development and Norman Partners LLC (refer to Attachment #1 for the locations of both proposed crossing easements).
While there are advantages and disadvantages to having either one crossing or two crossing easements, based on the discussion held at the Board meeting on December 16, 2008, the Board stated its preference that there only be one crossing easement, and directed that County Counsel prepare an Easement Agreement for Ginney-Campoy LLC, which included a provision that in the event Mr. Brown would have a "project" in the future and because the proposed location of ...
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