RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to pay the City of Oakley $45,000 for one- half of the demolition costs for 210 O'Hara Avenue and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to transfer 210 O'Hara Avenue to the City of Oakley per the Cooperative Agreement approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 7, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County Contribution of $45,000, one-half of demolition costs, for 210 O’Hara Avenue, 100% General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
On September 7, 2021 the Board of Supervisors approved the execution of a Cooperative Agreement with the City of Oakley to demolish a former Sheriff’s Substation at 210 O’Hara Avenue in the City of Oakley. The agreement was for the City to demolish the structure, for which the County would pay 50% of the costs, up to $200,000. After demolition, the County would transfer the property to the City for use in building a City library. The agreement allowed the City until July 30, 2024 to complete the demolition. After demolition, the City would submit the costs and receipts for County staff review and payment of 50% of the costs.
City staff sent the required documentation on September 20, 2023, showing a total demolition cost of $90,000, well under the allowed amount. Under the Cooperative agreement, the County has 45 days, until November 3, 2023, in which to reimburse the City for 50% of the demolition costs, and then a further 30 days, until December 3, 2023, in which to transfer the property to the City of Oakley. Once the property is transferred, the City of Oakley has three years in which to secure the funding to build the library, or the County can request the City to transfer the property back to the County.