TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director, Public Works
REPORT BY: Steven Lederer, Director, Public Works
SUBJECT: Right of Entry Agreement and Easement Agreement with CAL FIRE in Support of the Vine Trail
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Public Works requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to:
1. Sign a joint Right of Entry Agreement with the State of California, acting by and through its Director of the Department of General Services (DGS), with the approval of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA), in order to facilitate construction of the Vine Trail segment from Calistoga to St. Helena; and,
2. Authorize the Chair to execute this agreement and the subsequent easement agreement and related documents on behalf of Napa County; and,
3. That the Board approve, and authorize the Chair to execute the permanent Public Trail Easement with the State of California (attached as Exhibit C to the Right of Entry Agreement), after the State's approval of the legal descriptions and maps of the easement across the State's parcels; and,
4. Find that the Board has met its obligation as a Responsible Agency under CEQA by considering the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by the NVTA for the Vine Trail section between Calistoga and St. Helena, reaching its own conclusions on whether and how to approve the project, and finding that none of the triggers for subsequent or supplemental CEQA review have occurred since NVTA's approval of the project and CEQA documents on August 19, 2020.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Board of Supervisors previously approved a number of easements with private property owners to facilitate the construction of the Vine Trail from St. Helena to Calistoga. The one remaining easement needed to complete this section was with the State of California to pass through the CAL FIRE Headquarters parcels located at Big Tree Road...
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