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Board approves two easement purchases for Tahoe City Downtown Access project; staff notes Caltrans funding contingency
Summary
County staff told the board it will purchase two access/parking easements for the Tahoe City Downtown Access Improvement Project while the larger Grove Street parking-lot project remains contingent on Caltrans grant funding; the board approved both acquisitions after staff corrected one dollar amount.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved two right-of-way acquisitions tied to the Tahoe City Downtown Access Improvement Project, accepting access and parking easement deeds from Conn Investment Company and Grand Central Tahoe LLC.
Deputy Public Works Director Jared Deck explained staff recommended buying two easements now because the board's next meeting is in August and Caltrans had made short-turnaround grant funds available to meet the application deadline. Deck said the larger Grove Street parking-lot project remains subject to Caltrans funding; if that funding does not materialize, staff will return to the board to identify alternative funding for construction.
Deck corrected a clerical dollar amount in the agenda: item 27b'the Conn Investment parcel'should read $483,000.52 rather than the $482,300 listed on the agenda. The requested actions read into the record asked the board to adopt the right-of-way resolution, authorize the chair to execute the contracts subject to county-counsel and risk-management concurrence, and determine consistency with the 04/27/2021 mitigated negative declaration for the Tahoe City project.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the scheduling and how staff would handle a potential funding shortfall at the bid stage; Deck said staff will come back with options if a gap is identified. No public commenters spoke on 27b or 27c during the item. The board moved, seconded and approved both acquisitions by voice vote; no abstentions were recorded.
