To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Acquisition of Easement Rights from East Bay Municipal Utility District for storm damage repair on Wildcat Canyon Road, Orinda area.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee to execute a temporary construction easement and agreement (TCE), for approximately 2,951 square feet of real property within Assessor's Parcel No. 276-030-021 for staging and construction purposes and a grant of easement, for approximately 747 square feet of real property for drainage purposes associated with the Wildcat Canyon Road Slope Failure Repair project (pursuant to Streets & Highway Code Section 943 pursuant to Government Code 25350). ACCEPT the grant of easement and TCE from East Bay Municipal Utility District on behalf of the County.
APPROVE payment of $11,870 for administrative fees and property rights, and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to issue a check in said amount payable to East Bay Municipal Utility District, 375 11th Street, MS 903
Oakland, CA 94607 to be forwarded to the Real Estate Division for delivery.
DETERMINE that the acquisition of the TCE and grant of easement is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it can be seen with certainty that it will not have a significant effect on the environment pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.
DIRECT the Real Estate Division to have the above-mentioned grant of easement recorded in the office of the County Clerk-Recorder.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact. One-time Payment of $11,870 from Local Road Funds Project 0672-6U6266.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Wildcat Canyon Road Slope Failure Repair project (500 feet west of San Pablo Dam Road) is necessary to repair an embankment failure and reconstruct the roadway to restore two-way traffic to a stretch of...
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