DATE: August 23, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Request by the City of Fresno to Obtain Right-of-Way in the Unincorporated Area of Fresno County
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve request by City of Fresno to acquire right-of-way, without eminent domain action or threat of eminent domain action, from parcels adjacent to existing County right-of-way in an identified unincorporated area of the County as needed in conjunction with the development of street and signal improvements at the intersection of W. Shields Avenue and N. Hayes Avenue.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will authorize the City of Fresno (City) (Attachment A) to acquire right-of-way (ROW), to be dedicated to the County, in the unincorporated area at the intersection W. Shields Avenue and N. Hayes Avenue, as shown in Attachment B. The City has been advised that your Board's approval of the recommended action does not include approval to undertake or threaten eminent domain proceedings. This item pertains to a location in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the action, the City will be unable to construct the street and signal improvements at the intersection W. Shields Avenue and N. Hayes Avenue.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The City will acquire road ROW from property owners and will construct the street and signal improvements with no fiscal impact to the County. Construction management of the work will be performed by the City and the Department of Public Works and Planning staff will provide oversight inspection of the improvements through application of an encroachment permit for the work in County areas. The City of Fresno will maintain the improvements as noted in Attachment A.
DISCUSSION:
The City plans to make street improvements intersection W. Shields Avenue and N. Hayes Avenue. North Hayes...
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