HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07212009 - C.132RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Redevelopment Director, or designee, to execute the
Amendment to the Grant of Easement within the Iron Horse Corridor dated July 5, 1977,
and recorded on September 13, 1977, with Contra Costa Water District; and
DIRECT the Real Property Division to have the above referenced Amendment to the Grant
of Easement recorded in the Office of the County Recorder.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the County General fund. The easement is relevant to the scheduled
construction of the Iron Horse Trail Overcrossing, which is funded with budgeted
Redevelopment funds, and committed federal, state, and local grant funds.
BACKGROUND:
In 1977, Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SPTC) granted an easement to Contra
Costa Water District (District) that did not clearly define the exact location of the
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/21/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Carla Peccianti,
313-2222
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: July 21, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: victoria
C.132
To:
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:July 21, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment to the Grant of Easement granted to Contra Costa Water District in 1977, Contra Costa Centre
area. Project No. 0678-6G5575
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
easement. In 1984, Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency (Agency) purchased
portions of the Iron Horse Corridor (IHC) from SPTC, which included the District’s
easement. The District is replacing a portion of its water main pipeline that is located within
its easement area in Parcels 13 and 14 of the IHC, which parcels are in the Contra Costa
Centre area. As part of the replacement the District requested to relocate their easement area
away from the Kinder Morgan Energy Partner’s high pressures gas line. The Agency agreed
to have the District relocate a portion of the easement area to a new location within Parcels
13 and 14 of the IHC with the provision that the District would provide the Agency with a
metes and bounds legal description and plat clearly showing the new easement area. The
District also agreed to quitclaim to the Agency the portion of the easement area from which
they were moving their water main pipeline.
The District has now determined and mapped the precise location of their facility and would
now like to amend a portion of the legal description and plat to the original Grant of
Easement. All other terms and conditions of the original grant of easement will remain in
full force and effect.
In December of 1984, the Board of Supervisors’ determined that the acquisition of the IHC
from SPTC would not have a significant effect on the environment, and that it had reviewed
and considered the Initial Study and Negative Declaration together with any comments
received during the public review process (all of which are on file with the Board), and
approved its adequacy for California Environmental Quality Act purposes.