HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.b. Accept amendment to grant of easement from Contra Costa County for Iron Horse Corridor parcelsCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District �.
' BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: February 16, 2012
Subject: ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AN AMENDMENT TO A GRANT OF
EASEMENT FROM CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FOR IRON HORSE CORRIDOR
PARCELS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF WALNUT CREEK, THE TOWN OF
DANVILLE, AND THE CITY OF SAN RAMON, AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO
RECORD DOCUMENTS (DISTRICT PROJECT 930 — PARCELS 49 — 51 *,
DISTRICT PROJECT 934 — PARCELS 52 — 53 *, DISTRICT PROJECT 1541 —
PARCELS 15 — 16 *, DISTRICT PROJECT 1580 — PARCELS 49 — 50 *, DISTRICT
PROJECT 1618 — PARCELS 15 — 16 *, DISTRICT PROJECT 4224 — PARCELS 49 —
53 *, DISTRICT PROJECT 4257 — PARCEL 16 *, DISTRICT PROJECT 4717 —
PARCELS 15 — 16 *, AND DISTRICT PROJECT 5623 — PARCELS 53 — 55, AND 57 *)
Submitted By: Initiating Dept. /Div.:
Stephanie Gronlund, Associate Engineer Engineering /Environmental Services
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
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ISSUE: A resolution of the Board of Directors is required to accept, amend or quitclaim
easements and to authorize staff to record documents.
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution accepting an amendment to a grant of
easement from Contra Costa County, and authorizing staff to record documents with
the Contra Costa County Recorder.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: The District will incur no direct costs, beyond staff time, to
record this amendment to the original grant of easement.
ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: The Board could decline to accept the
amendment; however, this is not recommended since it would restrict the District's
ability to perfect and adequately enforce the District's land rights along the Iron Horse
Corridor, formerly the Southern Pacific Railroad right of way.
BACKGROUND: In 1985 -86, the District purchased easements from Contra Costa
County and the Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency for existing and future
sewers in the former Southern Pacific Railroad right of way (now referred to as the Iron
Horse Corridor) when Contra Costa County purchased the right of way from Southern
Pacific Transportation Company (SPTC). Because of the lack of surveying information
for property boundaries, utility locations and engineering for future pipelines, coupled
with the short timeframe to acquire the property, language was added to the original
grants of easement to allow for adjustment of easement descriptions once the location
of the existing and future sewers were known.
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POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: February 16, 2012
Subject. ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AN AMENDMENT TO A GRANT OF
EASEMENT FROM CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FOR IRON HORSE CORRIDOR
PARCELS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF WALNUT CREEK, THE TOWN OF
DANVILLE, AND THE CITY OF SAN RAMON, AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO
RECORD DOCUMENTS (DISTRICT PROJECT 930 — PARCELS 49 — 51 *, DISTRICT
PROJECT 934 — PARCELS 52 — 53 *, DISTRICT PROJECT 1541 — PARCELS 15 —
16 *, DISTRICT PROJECT 1580 — PARCELS 49 — 50 *, DISTRICT PROJECT 1618 —
PARCELS 15 — 16 *, DISTRICT PROJECT 4224 — PARCELS 49 — 53 *, DISTRICT
PROJECT 4257 — PARCEL 16 *, DISTRICT PROJECT 4717 — PARCELS 15 — 16 *,
AND DISTRICT PROJECT 5623 — PARCELS 53 — 55, AND 57 *)
During the November 6, 2008 Board meeting, the Board approved a memorandum of
understanding with Contra Costa County and the Contra Costa County Redevelopment
Agency detailing the process for amending the sewer easements within the Iron Horse
Corridor. At the same meeting, the Board adopted a resolution accepting the first
easement amendment. On July 1, 2010, March 3, 2011 and February 2, 2012, the
Board adopted resolutions accepting the second, third and fourth easement
amendments, respectively. Staff now recommends adopting a resolution for accepting
the fifth easement amendment. Subsequent easement amendments will be brought to
the Board for consideration once the survey and documentation preparation work are
completed.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Adopt a resolution accepting an amendment to a
grant of easement from Contra Costa County for Iron Horse Corridor parcels located
within the city of Walnut Creek, the town of Danville, and the city of San Ramon (District
Project 930 — Parcels 49 — 51 *, District Project 934 — Parcels 52 — 53 *, District Project
1541 — Parcels 15 — 16 *, District Project 1580 — Parcels 49 — 50 *, District Project 1618
— Parcels 15 — 16 *, District Project 4224 — Parcels 49 — 53 *, District Project 4257 —
Parcel 16 *, District Project 4717 — Parcels 15 — 16 *, and District Project 5623 — Parcels
53 — 55, and 57 *), and authorizing staff to record documents.
*Easement parcel numbers are for internal job log use only.
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