To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Convey Property in the Southwest Quadrant of the Interchange of Loleta Drive and State Highway 101 to Loleta Community Services District (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Find that property described in Exhibit A and shown in Exhibit B of the attached Resolution is no longer needed by county;
2. Adopt and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the attached Resolution to Convey Property to Loleta Community Services District (Attachment 2);
3. Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the attached Transfer Agreement (Attachment 3);
4. Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the attached Grant Deed (Attachment 4); and
5. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return the original executed Grant Deed, Resolution for Property Conveyance, and Transfer Agreement to the Land Use Division staff for further processing, retaining a copy of the same with meeting records.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
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DISCUSSION:
Loleta Community Services District (LCSD) approached Humboldt County Department of Public Works staff with a request to convey approximately 0.8 acres of excess right of way adjacent to Loleta Drive, east of the town of Loleta, to LCSD (Attachment 1). LCSD currently owns and operates a 225,000-gallon redwood water storage tank, constructed in 1972, which serves as the only public water storage for the entire community of Loleta. The tank is in poor condition with significant leaks and is currently operating at 50% capacity. It does not meet current seismic standards, and it does not have sufficient capacity to meet the community's fire suppression needs.
The existing tank is located on Assessor Parcel Number 309-042-025, which is owned by LCSD. Access to the site is from the Highway 101 southbound onramp through an encroachment permit with the California Department of Transpo...
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