TO: Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
FROM: Richard Thomasser - District Manger
REPORT BY: Andrew Butler - District Engineer
SUBJECT: Approve Purchase and Sale Agreement No. 250056B (FC)
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve Purchase and Sale Agreement No.250056B (FC) for the acquisition of one Flood Protection Levee Easement, one Slope Easement, and one Temporary Construction Easement on property located at 2412 Shoreline Drive (APN 044-314-005), Napa, California owned by William H Bickford and Cathi E Bickford Trust at a price of $50,000.00. (Fiscal Impact: $50,000 Expense; Flood Project; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The Napa River/Napa Creek Flood Protection Project covers 6.9 miles of the Napa River, as well as 0.6 miles of the Napa Creek. Components of this project include widening the river channel through the creation of both marsh plain and floodplain terraces adjacent to the river, replacing several bridges, including the railroad bridge over the Napa River, and the creation of a bypass channel through downtown Napa. The overall project requires the acquisition of property interests on approximately 300 parcels of land.
The Floodwalls North of the Bypass Project (Project), the next phase of the larger Napa River/Napa Creek Flood Protection Project, extends approximately 1 mile along the west bank of the Napa River from the River Terrace Inn on the south end to the Elks Grove Townhomes to the north. Major components of the Project include a setback concrete or sheet pile floodwall along the bank of the river, improved scour protection under the Lincoln Ave bridge, completing the floodwall on the north side of the dry bypass channel, and construction of a public trail south of Lincoln Avenue that will connect the existing Napa River trail to the Oxbow Commons including a new pedestrian crossing of Lincoln Avenue. This phase of the Project requires acquisition of easements or fee title on approximately 45 parcels in the C...
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