HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10202009 - C.06RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE the conveyance of real property to Crockett Community Services District
(District), in accordance with the Real Property Conveyance Agreement and pursuant to
Government Code Section 25365.
DECLARE that this Board on October 6, 2009, approved a Notice of Intention fixing
October 20, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., or thereafter, in its Chambers, County Administration
Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, California, as the time and place where it would meet
to convey the real property described therein to the District. Said Notice was duly published
in the Contra Costa Times in compliance with Govt. Code Section 6061.
DETERMINE said property to be surplus and no longer necessary for Contra Costa County
(County) present or future purposes.
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute the Real Property
Conveyance Agreement on behalf of the County.
AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute a Grant Deed on behalf of the
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/20/2009 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: October 20, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: EMY L. SHARP, Deputy
cc:
C. 6
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:October 20, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Conveyance of Real Property to Crockett Community Services District, Crockett area. Project No.
4500-6X5161
County.
DIRECT the Real Property Division of the Public Works Department to cause said
RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
Grant Deed to be delivered to the grantee for acceptance and recording in the Office of
the County Recorder.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the County General Fund. The County will no longer be
responsible for maintenance and care of the property which will be transferred to the
District.
BACKGROUND:
California and Hawaii Sugar Refining Corporation (C&H Sugar) granted to County on
July 24, 1924, the property known as Assessor Parcel Number 354-041-020, located at
the northeast corner of the intersection of Pomona Street and Alexander Avenue in
Crockett for the specific purpose of constructing a building, memorial hall or meeting
place for Associates of Veterans. If that use was to be discontinued, then the property was
to be used for other public uses as school purposes, Public Park, children’s playground,
community club or Boy Scout activities.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post U.S.S. Argonaut Ship No. 1928 (Post) leased the
property from the County until they terminated the Lease on November 4, 2008. The
Post sited dwindling membership and advanced age of its membership and their inability
to continue to take care of the property. With the Post terminating its Lease with County,
the County has the responsibility for day to day maintenance and care of the property.
Since the Post is no longer using the property, the building has been boarded up and on
Memorial Day 2009, the District held an open house for the community to view the
property, building and to comment on potential public uses. The community sentiment
was unanimous to rescue the property and building from its current state of disrepair and
use it as a museum and public meeting place. With the community backing them, the
District would like to take over the ownership and maintenance of the property from the
County.
The District does not have the funds to acquire the property from the County, but has
agreed to pay for staff time involved in transferring title to them. The District is in a better
position than the County along with being more focused on taking care of the property
and operating the facility for public purposes which was the original intent of C&H
Sugar.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the County does not transfer title to the property they would continue to be responsible
for the maintenance and care of the property and building. Also the property could revert
back to C&H Sugar because it would no longer be used for public purposes under the
terms and conditions of the deed recorded in Book 478 of Deeds at Page 37 Official
Records of Contra Costa County.
ATTACHMENTS
Conveyance Agreement
Grant Deed