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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: AUGUST 3, 1993
SUBJECT: PROPOSED REVISION OF PROPERTY ACQUISITION ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES FOR
REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS VALUED AT LESS THAN $25,000
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) &BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
APPROVE the recommendation of the Public Works Director to establish cost saving procedures
related to the acquisiton of real property rights and AUTHORIZE County Counsel to draft an
ordinance pursuant to Government Code Section §25350.60 authorizing the Public Works
Director or designee to perform all acts necessary to approve and accept any interest in real
property which does not exceed $25,000 in value.
II. Financial Impact:
A substantial amount of time is currently spent processing routine property acquisitions (valued
at less than $25,000) for approval and acceptance by the Board of Supervisors. If the proposed
ordinance is adopted, this time will be cut dramatically as the Agenda process can be eliminated
and all such approvals and acceptances can be processed by the Public Works Department.
Transition costs to implement the new procedure are estimated to be nominal.
III. Reasons for Recommendations/Background:
The Government Code provides for the above stated procedure. Its implementation would
eliminate the current formal weekly agenda processing and preparation that requires
considerable time by many individuals within the Public Works Department, Board Clerk's office,
and others, including the Board.
Continued on Attachment: ,/ SIGNATURE:_
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
_ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON �li% 3� /993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDEDOTHER_
V07 OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT )
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
RF:glo Board of supervisors 4 the date shown.
c:B03.t8 ATTESTED: �--
PHIL BATCHELO ,Clerk of 6e Board
Orig. Div: Public Works (R/P) of Supervisors an Coungr Administrator
Contact: Roger Frost (313-2225)
cc: County Administrator
,Deputy
Auditor-Controller (via R/P)
P. W. Accounting
Proposed Revision of Property Acquisition
August 3, 1993
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The public will be further served as well as the time period between receipt and processing of
most documents, and in many instances the payment for same, could be reduced from 3-4
weeks to a matter of days. In almost all instances the property interests that could be
processed in the proposed manner appear before the Board as consent items in the Agenda
and are approved by the Board without comment. Items involving over$25,000 would continue
to be brought to the Board's attention for approval and acceptance as presently done.
Since approximately 80-90% of all property interest acceptances range between 0 and $25,000,
most would be affected by this recommendation. Deeds of Development Rights, Easements,
Consents to Offers of Dedication, Deferred Improvement Agreements, Deeds, Offers of
Dedication, etc., all could be processed within the Public Works Department without Agenda
preparation or Board time being required for review. In 1992, there were approximately 140
Agenda items that could have been handled as proposed.
This proposal is one of many recently developed within the Public Works Department in
response to the request of the County Administrator and the Board to involve all employees in
seeking further efficiencies in County government.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
Continuance of a procedure that is not as responsive to the public nor as efficient in its use of
County staff and the Board's time.