TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer - Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Nate Galambos - Engineering Manager
SUBJECT: Grant of Public Utility Easement to Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Napa County Jail Replacement Project
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Public Works requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign an agreement to grant a public utility easement to Pacific Gas and Electric Company in support of the Napa County Jail Replacement project.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) requires a grant of public utility easement over Napa County owned property to provide service to the Napa County Jail Replacement Project. The proposed easement deed has been prepared per PG&E requirements and has been approved as to form by County Counsel for the Board’s granting and execution of the agreement by the Chair of the Board of Supervisors.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Effective and Open Government |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines, which define a project as an action, which has the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonable foreseeable indirect physical change. A final EIR was prepared and certified by the Board of Supervisors on February 11, 2014 for the Napa County Jail Project (SCH#2013012072). The Final EIR analyzed the potential impacts resulting from the General Plan Amendment and was prepared in accordance with CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines and the County’s Local Procedures for Implement CEQA. No further environmental review is necessary.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) requires a public utility easement be granted across the Napa County owned parcel (APN 046-370-021) to provide services to the Napa County Jail Replacement project. The easement deed was prepared per PG&E requirements and is approved as to form by Napa County Counsel. The attached access and utility map shows the easement locations across the County owned parcel. The easement deed is presented to the Board of Supervisors for granting and execution.