HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.a. (Handout)Item No. 7.a.
Easement Amendments Along
Iron Horse Corridor
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District,
Contra Costa County, and
Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency
Stephanie Gronlund
February 2, 2012
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Proiect Background
• CCCSD installed sewers in Southern Pacific
Railroad (SP) right -of -way under licenses.
• SP ceased rail operations and decided to sell
their right -of -way.
• In 1985 with CCCSD's $5,400,000
contribution, County was able to purchase 26
miles of SP right -of -way (now Iron Horse
Corridor).
• In exchange for the support, County granted
CCCSD 19 miles of easements.
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Original Grant of Easements
At the time the easements were recorded, the
County & CCCSD did not have accurate
survey descriptions for:
— Property boundaries
— Other utilities, pipelines, and highway
overpass foundations
— Existing and future sewer locations
Purchase schedule did not allow for extensive
records research & surveying.
Original easements included provisions for
adjustments to existing and future sewer
locations once detailed field surveys and
engineering designs were completed.
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Original Grant of Easements
At the time the easements were recorded, the
County & CCCSD did not have accurate
survey descriptions for:
— Property boundaries
— Other utilities, pipelines, and highway
overpass foundations
— Existing and future sewer locations
Purchase schedule did not allow for extensive
records research & surveying.
Original easements included provisions for
adjustments to existing and future sewer
locations once detailed field surveys and
engineering designs were completed.
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Benefits of Amending Easements
Enhanced protection of District facilities and
future alignment within Iron Horse Corridor:
— Accurate Title Searches: Amended
recorded easements will now describe
actual sewer locations or future sewer
alignments
— Increase Efficiency and Accuracy of Field
Locating Facilities and Easements: New
descriptions are tied to GPS monuments —
allows for real -time GPS surveys versus
conventional method of field traversing and
extensive office calculations
Prior Board Actions
• Authorized execution of technical consulting
services agreement with BKF Engineers for
survey work.
• Authorized execution of a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between CCCSD,
County and County Redevelopment Agency
to clarify intent & process regarding
amending locations of the original easements
within the Iron Horse Corridor (IHC).
• Accepted 3 Amendment Packages (revised
legal description of original Grants of
Easements) and authorized staff to record the
documents.
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Current Status
• Total 52 IHC Parcels to amend.
• 87% complete. 45 IHC Parcels out of 52
IHC Parcels have been reviewed and
approved by County Surveyor and are in the
queue for formal approval by both Boards.
Recording of these documents to occur in
February 2012.
• Anticipate 100% by June 30, 2012.
Proiect Team
Easement Amendments
• Carla Peccianti, County Senior Real Property Agent
• Janine Hampton, County Assistant Land Surveyor
• Liz Charlton, CCCSD Land Surveyor
• Stephanie Greenland, Associate Engineer
Managing Iron Horse Corridor (IHC)
• Carrie Ricci, County IHC Manager
• Rick Hernandez, CCCSD Senior Right of Way Agent
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Staff Recommendation
Adopt Resolution accepting an amendment to
the Grants of Easements and authorizing staff
to record the documents.
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