TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Katherine Bales, Assistant Airport Manager
SUBJECT: Napa Sanitation Easement and Quitclaim at Napa County Airport
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize an Easement Deed in favor of Napa Sanitation District (NapaSan) for an area of approximately 19,446 square feet to allow for the maintenance of a new underground sanitary sewer main pipeline and an Easement Quitclaim Deed in favor of Napa County by which NapaSan abandons 17,939 square feet of certain portions of the previously existing, no longer utilized sewer main pipeline on airport property parcel 057-050-009. (No Fiscal Impact)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The purpose of the Easement Deed and associated Easement Quitclaim Deed is to facilitate the relocation of an airport sanitary sewer pipeline to run parallel along Airport Rd East and to abandon certain sections of existing sewer pipeline in accordance with the approved Terminal Area Redevelopment Phase 1 Project- PW23-29R. Staff worked with County Counsel and NapaSan to create a new Easement Deed for approximately 19,446 square feet of airport property along the public portion of Airport Rd East, which allows NapaSan to maintain, construct, access, operate, etc. the new sewer pipeline. A portion of the existing 1991 Easement Deed, 033335, is being quitclaimed back to Napa County in accordance with the portion of the sewer pipeline that is abandoned and relocated, resulting in approximately 17,939 square feet abandoned in place and returned to the County by the Easement Quitclaim Deed. Together, the two deeds deconflict airport lands leased for development by Atlantic Aviation and Skyservice US, LLC.
The granting of Easement Deeds on designated airport property is considered a "land grant" by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Staff has provided a detailed description of the project to the FAA District Office for their concurrence. Additionally, this project is consistent with the adopted CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Terminal Area Redevelopment Project.
For the relocation and abandonments of underground sewer utility Easement Deed, there is no cost to the Airport or County as this service is on a public road and provides sanitation services to government entities and other customers. Section 25526.5 of the Government Code allows the County to grant or otherwise convey an easement, provided the Board makes a finding that the property is no longer needed for County purposes and the estimated value of the easement does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). The acceptance of the Easement Quitclaim Deed requires a 4/5 vote per section 26021 of the Government Code.
NapaSan has approved the sewer relocation design for 19,446 square feet of new pipeline, the quitclaim abandonment of 17,939 square feet of existing pipeline and completed their Board approval process for both documents April 3, 2024.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Consequences if not approved: |
The current sections of the 1991 NapaSan Easement Deed will remain in place and upcoming Fixed Based Operator development will not be possible |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The Board previously considered and adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for this Project, pursuant to Resolution No. 2020-120. There have been no substantial changes to the Project or new information of substantial importance within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines section 15162 that would warrant additional environmental review in connection with this action.