FROM: Rob Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager
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ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND EASEMENTS
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Adopt Resolution No. OC SAN 25-09 entitled, "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation District Authorizing the General Manager to Acquire Project-Related Permanent Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Other Interests in Real Property of $150,000 or Less and to Acquire Temporary Construction Easements of Less than Five Years for Projects Approved by the Board of Directors; and Repealing Resolution No. OCSD 98-44."
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District ("OC San") may acquire any interest in real property necessary or convenient for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a sewerage system as a sanitation district pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code section 4740. Additionally, Government Code Section 27281 permits public agencies, by resolution, to authorize one or more officers or agents to accept and consent to deeds or grants of interests in real property or easements on its behalf.
Resolution No. OCSD 98-44 was adopted on August 26, 1998, updating authority provided to the General Manager to acquire right-of-way and easements. Ordinance No. OC SAN-61 passed and adopted by the Board on July 26, 2023, authorized the General Manager ("GM") to approve and execute non-real estate contracts and applicable renewals for budgeted procurements that cost One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) or less ("Contract Threshold").
Since 1998, OC San has undergone organizational changes as well as operational changes that make the current Resolution outdated. Staff proposes to update the Resolution to reflect these organizational changes, project costs, and the delegation of authority changes with respect to the acquisition of easements, right-...
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