DATE: November 28, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Continued delegation of authority to acquire interest in real property for projects performed by the Department of Public Works and Planning
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct second hearing on and adopt an Ordinance amending the Ordinance Code of Fresno County, Chapter 2.52 - Department of Public Works and Planning to update Paragraph N to Section 2.52.040 - Duties of Director of Public Works and Planning, to continue to delegate certain authority to the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning to acquire, on behalf of the Board, subject to approval of County Counsel as to legal form and as to accounting form by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, any interest in any real property necessary for certain transportation projects and for certain non-transportation projects for which the Board has expressly authorized funding or has otherwise expressly approved the project; and waive reading of the proposed Ordinance in its entirety.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning (Director) to continue to purchase real property and to solicit temporary access to real property for various Board-approved transportation and non-transportation projects. Any associated agreements, easements, and right of entry documentation shall be subject to review and approval of County Counsel as to legal form and as to accounting form by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector. The purchase price of any individual acquisition from any single parcel shall not exceed $125,000 and the authority granted to the Director shall expire on December 31, 2028. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may elect not to approve the recommended action, in which case the acquisition of property rights for Department projects will r...
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