To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Words Director, or designee to execute the Covenant to Restrict Use of Property and Environmental Restriction between Contra Costa County and the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Concord area.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a Covenant to Restrict Use of Property and Environmental Restriction between Contra Costa County and the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for the Monument Corridor Trail Project; Assessor Parcel Nos. 127-210-026, 127-253-005, and 127-150-018; to protect human health, safety, and the environment.
AUTHORIZE payment to DTSC from the Iron Horse Corridor Fund in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for DTSC staff costs to prepare the Covenant.
DETERMINE that the execution and recordation of the Covenant is in the public interest and will not substantially conflict or interfere with the County's use of the property.
DIRECT the Real Estate Division to have the Covenant recorded in the Office of the County Recorder.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The project is funded by the City of Concord and the Iron Horse Corridor Trust Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Concord (City) received grant funding for the Monument Corridor Trail Project (Project). The project included the construction of a 1.6-mile-long shared use trail that begins just north of Monument Boulevard and ends at Market Street/Meadow Lane in Concord. The trail is located on a portion of the County owned Iron Horse Corridor (IHC), just north of Monument Boulevard at Mohr Lane to Mayette Avenue, which is approximately 1.1 miles. The project improvements included the construction of a 10-foot-wide asphalt concrete pathway with 3-foot-wide crushed aggregate shoulders, drought-tolerant landscap...
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