PREPARED BY: Charles Ching DATE OF MEETING: 07/15/19
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO ACCEPTING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED ON GRANT DEEDS FROM CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AS PART OF THE I-80/SAN PABLO DAM ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT LOCATED ON EL PORTAL DRIVE AND HUMBOLDT AVENUE
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution
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Compliance statements
Improve Public Safety is a major policy goal under the FY 2019-21 City Council Priority Workplan, effective March 1, 2019.
CEQA Compliance Statement
To the extent that this action is providing the transfer of ownership of remnant parcels on El Portal Drive with no other development action, this is not a project requiring environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). As to the parcels on Humboldt Avenue that will be used for Phase 2 of the Project, this proposed action is consistent with the Initial Study with Mitigated Negative Declaration/Environmental Assessment adopted for this Project on February 25, 2010. The proposed modifications contemplated by this Fifth Amendment to the Agreement do not include substantial changes to the Project or the circumstances under which the Project is undertaken or new information of substantial importance; thus no further environmental review is required under 14 California Code of Regulations section 15162.
BACKGROUND
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (Authority) accepted the construction work for the first phase of the I-80/San Pablo Dam Road Interchange Project (Project) in July of 2018 which included the realignment of El Portal Drive.
Now that the Project is complete, several portions of the properties (totaling 6,388 square feet) acquired by Contra Costa County (County) on behalf of the Authority on El Portal Drive (El Portal Properties) are on City right-of-way and will need to be conveyed to the City via Grant Deed.
Moreover, during the Project development phase, the County (on behalf of the Authority) acquired several parcels totaling 12,884 square feet on Humboldt Avenue (Humboldt Properties) in the City of San Pablo, which are needed for the second phase of the Project. The Authority is requesting the City to hold title of the Humboldt Properties until Phase 2 improvements take place. In return, the Authority will contribute $10,000 to help the City maintain these vacant lots.
The proposed resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute Certificates of Acceptance for the El Portal Properties and Humboldt Properties via Grant Deed.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City directly associated with the conveyance. Upon conveyance, the City will be responsible for maintaining the properties conveyed to the City; the City will receive a contribution of $10,000 from the Authority to help offset any maintenance costs associated with these lots.