DATE: February 12, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Adoption of Ordinance Delegating Authority to the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning to Acquire Interests 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 add Paragraph N to Section 2.52.040 - Duties of director of public works and planning, 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.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning to purchase real property and to solicit temporary access to real property for various Board-approved transportation and non-transportation projects. The intent of the proposed ordinance is to decrease the number of agenda items that must be processed, thereby saving Board and Department staff time and resources by delegating routine actions to the Director, while maintaining the Board's established policies. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may elect not to approve the recommended actions, in which case the acquisition of property rights for Department projects will continue to be approved by the Board on a case-by-case basis through individual agenda items.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no change in Net County Cost associated wi...
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