To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Notice of Intent to Convey Property to Blue Lake Fire Protection District, 746 K Street, Blue Lake, CA, Assessor Parcel Number 025-022-002 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors direct the Clerk of the Board via Public Works Land Use Division to publish in the Times Standard Newspaper on June 10, 2018, a notice of the County of Humboldt's intent to convey property pursuant to Government Code section 25365 (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
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DISCUSSION:
Blue Lake Fire Protection District has approached Humboldt County Department of Public Works staff with a request to convey the Blue Lake road barn property, which is referred to as 746 K Street, Blue Lake, CA, Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 025-022-002 and is situated at the intersection of 5th Avenue and K Street in Blue Lake (Attachment 2). Blue Lake Fire Protection District has been leasing the property from the county since August 5, 2003, and intends to build a three-bay, 3200 square foot building.
Department records show that on May 13, 1941, the Board of Supervisors accepted fee title to the property from Charles M. Tomlinson. The deed was recorded on May 17, 1941. The deed does not specify the purpose of the acquisition; however, it appears that the current structure used as a road bam was likely constructed close to the acquisition date. The county has not used the property as a road bam facility since at least 1997. The sale of the property to the City of Blue Lake was contemplated in 1998, but no action was ever taken. Since then it has been leased either entirely or in part to various entities, most recently to Blue Lake Fire Protection District.
Government Code section 25365(a) states that the Board of Supervisors may, by a four-fifths (4/5) vote, convey property to any special district within the county if the property is not required for county use. Government Code section 25365(c) goes on to state that unless the agencies are governed by the same County Board of Supervisors, the transferring Board of Supervisors shall publish a notice of its intended action, pursuant to Government Code section 6061. Based on this code section, your Board may convey the property known as APN 025-022-002 to Blue Lake Fire Protection District. The Fire Protection District was formed under Health & Safety Code sections 14001-14017 in 1953 and in 1968 annexed the City of Blue Lake into the fire district under Health & Safety Code section 14022, becoming the Blue Lake Fire Protection District.
If a decision is made to convey the property, a notice of intent must be published once in a newspaper at least one week prior to the conveyance (Attachments 1 and 2). The department supports the conveyance of APN 025-022-002 to Blue Lake Fire Protection District and recommends that your Board reconvenes on the topic during the scheduled meeting on June 26, 2018.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the General Fund. The requested action conforms to the Board of Supervisors' core goal of creating opportunities for improved safety and health.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Blue Lake Fire Protection District
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board may decide not to convey the property to Blue Lake Fire Protection District. This action would result in Blue Lake Fire Protection District potentially not being able to fund construction of a new fire station.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Notice of Intent to Convey Real Property to Blue Lake Fire Protection District
2. Assessor map showing the subject property
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL
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