To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Adoption of Relocation Assistance Policy for County Property Acquisition
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached Resolution approving the Relocation Assistance Policy; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide one (1) fully executed original copy of the attached resolution and policy to the Humboldt County Department of Public Works Facility Management.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
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DISCUSSION:
On Dec. 8, 2020, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to report back to the Board with revisions to the proposed Relocation Assistance Policy. Government Code section 7267.8 states that all public entities shall adopt rules and regulations to implement payments and to administer relocation assistance under Chapter 16 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
The County of Humboldt is committed to ensuring that uniform, fair and equitable treatment is afforded to persons displaced from their homes, businesses or farms as a result of the county's actions, in order for such persons to not suffer disproportionate injury as a result of action taken for the benefit of the public as a whole. In the acquisition of real property, the county is also committed to ensuring consistent and fair treatment for owners and/or their tenants of the real property to be acquired, to encourage and expedite acquisition by agreement with owners and/or their tenants of such property in order to avoid litigation and relieve congestion in courts, and to promote confidence in the county's land acquisition.
The county has received correspondence regarding the proposed County Relocation Assistance Policy from Mr. Greg M. Holtz with Legal Services of Northern California by letter dated Dec. 8, 2020 (Exhibit A - Legal Services Letter), from Ms. S. Lynn Martinez with Disability Rights California by letter dated Oct. 12, 2020 (Exhibit ...
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