DATE: November 3, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Request by the City of Selma to Obtain Right-of-Way
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve request by City of Selma to acquire right-of-way, excluding eminent domain condemnation actions, from parcels adjacent to existing County right-of-way in an identified unincorporated area of the County as needed in conjunction with the City's development of a traffic signal and intersection improvements at the intersection of E. Dinuba Avenue and S. McCall Avenue.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will function as consent to the request by the City of Selma (City) (Attachment A) to acquire additional right-of-way (ROW) in the unincorporated area at S. McCall Avenue and E. Dinuba Avenue, as shown in Attachment B. The City has been advised that your Board's approval of the recommended action does not include approval to undertake eminent domain proceedings. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. If your Board does not approve the action, the City will be unable to construct the traffic signal and intersection improvements at S. McCall Avenue and E. Dinuba Avenue.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The City will acquire road ROW from private property owners and will construct the traffic signal improvements with no fiscal impact to the County. Construction management of the work will be performed by the City and the Department of Public Works and Planning staff will provide oversight inspection of the improvements through application of an encroachment permit for the work in County areas. Each agency will be responsible for the road improvement maintenance within their respective areas, pursuant to the California Streets and Highways Code.
DISCUSSION:
The City plans to make intersection and signal impr...
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