DATE: November 6, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Designation to Accept Roads into the County System and Record Conveyances of Real Property Interests
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing on an Ordinance amending Fresno County Ordinance Code, Chapter 2.52 - Department of Public Works and Planning to add Paragraph M to Section 2.52.040 - Duties of Director of Public Works and Planning, to designate the Director of Public Works and Planning to accept, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, roads or portions thereof, into the County road system and record conveyances to the County of real property interests for road uses and purposes, in accordance with California Streets and Highways Code, Section 941(d); waive the reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and set the second hearing for December 4, 2018;
2. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code, Section 25124(b)(1).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning to accept dedications of real property for road purposes. The result would be a decrease in the number of agenda items brought before your Board for approval and instead the Director would report all acceptances and recordings for road uses and purposes at the end of each fiscal year, or more frequent intervals as determined by your Board. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may elect not to approve the recommended actions in which case dedications of real property for road purposes will continue to be approved by your Board on a case-by-case basis through individual agenda items.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Sufficie...
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