DATE: November 24, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Request by the City of Fresno to Obtain Right-of-Way in the Unincorporated Area of Fresno County
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve request by City of Fresno 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. Olive Avenue and N. Armstrong Avenue, subject to the City of Fresno initiating annexation of the acquired right-of-way within six months of completion of the traffic signal project.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will authorize the City of Fresno (City) (Attachment A) to acquire additional right-of-way (ROW) in the unincorporated area at E. Olive Avenue and N. Armstrong 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. Further, the must also initiate annexation of the acquired right-of-way within six months of complete of the traffic signal. This item pertains to a location in District 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the action, the City will be unable to construct the traffic signal and intersection improvements at E. Olive Avenue and N. Armstrong Avenue.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The City will acquire road ROW from 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 fo...
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