DATE: July 11, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Request by City of Fresno to Obtain Road Easements in the County
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Approve City of Fresno's request to acquire a road easement without eminent domain action from one parcel adjacent to existing County road right-of-way in unincorporated areas of the County as needed in conjunction with the City's capital improvement project for traffic signal modifications at the intersection of Chestnut Avenue and Shields Avenue.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will facilitate the City's request to acquire additional road easement at the southwest corner of the intersection (see Vicinity Map and attached Exhibit A for the right-of-way acquisition area). The City has been advised that the Board's approval of this item will not include approval to undertake eminent domain proceedings. The City is proposing to install traffic signal modifications to provide protected left turn movements for all legs of the intersection.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
There is no alternative that is viable for this action. Denial of this action will result in the inability of the City to construct the traffic signal modifications as required for the protected left turn movements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no Net County Cost for this recommended action. The City has initiated this request per letter (see attached Exhibit B) and paid $320 for processing of this request in accordance with the Master Schedule of Fees. The City will acquire an easement for road right-of-way from a private property owner. The City, through its contractor, will construct the road improvements with no fiscal impact to the County. Construction management of the work will be performed by the City, and County personnel will provide oversight inspection of the improvements through application of an encroachment permit for the work in County areas. M...
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