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Council approves land transfer and easement with Fillmore Unified to relocate sewer and recycled-water lines for new athletic complex
Summary
The council approved a deed transfer of a narrow L-shaped strip near the Fillmore Tennis & Aquatic Center to Fillmore Unified School District, a reciprocal easement for city access and a memorandum of understanding covering relocation, inspection and insurance for sewer and recycled-water mains displaced by the district's new athletic facility.
The Fillmore City Council approved a land transfer, reciprocal easement and a memorandum of understanding with the Fillmore Unified School District to allow construction of a new athletic complex that requires relocation of a city sewer main and a recycled-water main.
Why it matters: The district's new building overlapped existing city utilities and an earlier 60-year use agreement was judged insufficient for the State Department of the California State Architect, which requires full control of property being occupied by school buildings. The council's actions clear a legal and engineering path for the project while preserving city rights to access and utilities.
City planning staff and the city attorney presented a package that includes: (1) a resolution approving transfer of an L-shaped strip of city-owned land (adjacent to the Fillmore Tennis & Aquatic Center) to Fillmore Unified; (2) an easement agreement granting the city rights of ingress, egress and utilities over the transferred land; (3) a memorandum of understanding that sets roles, fees and inspection/insurance requirements for relocating the existing sewer and recycled-water mains; and (4) authorization for the city manager to accept new easements and vacate the old sewer easement once replacement easements are recorded.
Public-works and planning staff described the utility relocations: the sewer main carries flow from First Street to Second Street en route to the wastewater plant, and the recycled-water main supplies areas north of the site. Both lines will be rerouted, new 20-foot easements recorded over the relocated alignments, and construction inspected under the MOU. Fillmore Unified is responsible for preparing improvement plans and for construction costs; the MOU requires the district to deposit fees to cover the city's consultant review and to obligate performance and payment bonds listing the city as a dual obligee.
City staff said the transfer was contingent on the MOU and that the arrangement preserves emergency egress and access rights for the aquatic center.
Council members praised the partnership and approved the staff recommendation. The motion authorized the land transfer and associated easement and MOU and directed the city manager to complete technical record changes (vacation and acceptance of easements).
The council's approval was a formal action; staff will proceed with final plan review, recording of easements and permit inspections under the terms of the MOU.
