DATE: September 13, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Request by City of Clovis to Obtain Road Easements in the County
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Approve City of Clovis' request to acquire road easements without eminent domain action from a parcel adjacent to existing County road right-of-way in unincorporated areas of the County as needed in conjunction with the City's approval and requirements for development of Tentative Tract No. 5550.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will facilitate the City's request to acquire a road easement in a prescriptive road right-of-way at the northeast corner of Armstrong and Teague Avenues. The City is requiring the developer to construct a pedestrian path to facilitate a safe route to school along Teague Avenue and Armstrong Avenue to Dry Creek Elementary School.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
There is no alternative that is viable for this action. Denial of this action will result in the inability of the developer to construct the road improvements and pedestrian path as required by the City for the development of the subdivision.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no Net County Cost for this recommended action. The City has paid for processing of this request in accordance with the Master Schedule of Fees. The developer, through the City, will acquire easements for road right-of-way on behalf of the County from private property owners. The developer will construct the pedestrian path improvements with no fiscal impact to the County. Oversight of the work will be performed by the City, and County personnel will inspect the improvements through application of an encroachment permit for the work. Maintenance of the pedestrian path will be provided by the County Department of Public Works and Planning - Roads Org 4510, since the path will be located within County road rights-of-way.
DISCUSSION:
The City annexed and approved Tentativ...
Click here for full text