DATE: October 7, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Real Property Acquisition - Mt. Whitney Avenue Road Reconstruction and Shoulder Improvements Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Accept the Grant Deed and authorize the Chairman to execute the Purchase Agreement of real property for the Mt. Whitney Avenue Road Reconstruction and Shoulder Improvements Project, Federal Project ID No. CPFL-5942(314), for a total monetary consideration of $247,000.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will authorize the purchase of real property necessary to expand a retention basin as part of the Mt. Whitney Avenue Road Reconstruction and Shoulder Improvements project. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the parcel the County is proposing to acquire will remain with the current parcel owner, the overall project could face significant delays, as Department staff will need to find another suitable location to build the retention basin and redesign the storm drainage collection system to divert water to the new location. In the meantime, Mt. Whitney Avenue will continue to flood as it currently does.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The cost of this acquisition will be 100% funded through the County’s Road Fund Account. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the Department’s Road Fund Org 4510 FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget.
The Department is settling Parcel No. 2A (APN 053-020-33S) with Erick Charles Brown and Richard Eugene Brown, located at 21053 Sherrill Street, Riverdale, CA 93656, for the permanent acquisition of .955 acres of land between Sherrill Street and Marty Avenue, damages, and cost to cure.
DISCUSSION:
The retention basin, to be situated adjacent to 21053 Sherrill Street, Riverdale, CA 93656, will expand the existing basin that runs parallel to Mt. Whitney Avenue, between Sherrill Street and Marty Road.
The expansion of the retention basin is a key component of the broader Mt. Whitney Avenue Complete Streets project. This first project phase involves the reconstruction of approximately 1.5 miles of Mt. Whitney Avenue and shoulder widening from Marks Avenue to Blythe Avenue, restriping with addition of bike lanes, and construction of a new storm drainage collection system to divert all water collected from road run-off into the newly expanded basin. The second phase of the project to be constructed at a later date, will repair or add new curb, gutter and sidewalks. The proposed retention basin expansion will ultimately accommodate the increased run-off volume of the entire complete streets project.
Compensation for this parcel exceeds the Director’s delegated signature for acquisitions of up to $125,000 and requires Board approval.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #39, November 2, 2021
BAI #41, November 5, 2019
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
Exhibit A & B
Location Map
Valuation Summary
On file with Clerk - Grant Deed
On file with Clerk - Purchase Agreement
CAO ANALYST:
Maria Valencia