To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Right of Way Contract (Temporary Construction Easement) - State Highway 101 (4th Street) Improvement Project - 839 4th Street, Eureka
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the Right of Way Contract for a Temporary Construction Easement (TCE) to perform curb and driveway improvements along the entrance to 839 4th Street;
2. Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign two originals of the TCE;
3. Authorize the Public Works Director to execute a quitclaim document for the TCE after completion of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) project; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one executed original of the TCE to Public Works - Real Property - for transmittal to the Caltrans.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
DISCUSSION:
Caltrans has a project to improve the safety and operation of State Route 101 (4th Street), by constructing Accessibility Disability Act (ADA) regulation intersections from Y Street through Commercial Street. Work will consist of installing bulb outs at cross street intersections, and modification of curbs and driveways to meet the grade requirements of ADA. All construction work will be within the 4th Street Right of Way of Caltrans.
The driveway at 839 4th Street is within the Caltrans Right of Way and requires replacement. It is used by our County Administrative Office - Information Technology team (IT) for vehicular ingress to their parking lot. The driveway is approximately 12 feet deep and is sloped from the street to the property line. This slope of the driveway is not in compliance with ADA regulations for sidewalk purposes. A wheel chair occupant, for example, cannot safely maneuver across the sloped driveway. To remedy this situation, the existing driveway will be replaced with a new driveway / sidewalk, consisting of the...
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