DATE: June 21, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Request by the City of Clovis to Obtain Right-of-Way in the Unincorporated Area of Fresno County
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve request by the City of Clovis 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, intersection, and street improvements at, and adjacent to, the north side of E. Shepherd Avenue at Peach Avenue.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will authorize the City of Clovis (City) (Attachment A) to acquire right-of-way (ROW) from parcels adjacent to existing County right-of-way in an identified unincorporated area at, and adjacent to, the north side of E. Shepherd Avenue at N. Peach Avenue (Improvement Location), to construct a traffic signal, street, and intersection improvements 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 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the action, the City will be unable to acquire the right-of way and construct the traffic signal, street and intersection improvements at the Improvement Location.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The City will acquire the road ROW from property owners and will construct the street, intersection and 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 Count...
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