To: Board of Supervisors
From: Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director
Report Title: Purchase of Real Property located at 2523 El Portal Drive, San Pablo
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to exercise the exclusive option to purchase the property located at 2523 El Portal Drive, San Pablo, California, (the Property) in the manner set forth in the Option Agreement and Escrow Instructions dated December 13, 2022 (Option Agreement).
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute documents related to the purchase of the Property that (i) are approved as to form by County Counsel, and (ii) implement the terms of this board order.
ACCEPT the Grant Deed from Jupiter investments LLC, for the purchase of the Property, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 416-140-048.
DETERMINE that this activity will not have a significant effect on the environment, and that it has been determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA guidelines Article 5, Section 15061 (b)(3); DIRECT the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk; and DIRECT the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of the $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing and a $25 fee to the DCD for processing of the Notice of Exemption.
APPROVE Payment of $3,345,000.00 for the Property and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to wire funds in the amount of $3,345,000.00 payable to Doma Title of California, Inc., 4160 Dublin Blvd., Suite 100, Dublin, California (Title Company), for deposit into escrow 54606-22-01585A, Attn: Evelyn Bowens. Direct the Real Property Division to have the above referenced Grant Deed delivered to the Title Company for recording in the Office of the County Recorder.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The purchase of the property will be funded by Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds.
BACKGROUND:
On July 12, 2022, the Boa...
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