TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Bob Moehling, Public Works Director
PREPARED BY: Jeff Lyall, Senior Development Services Technician
SUBJECT:
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Quitclaim Deed to Reserve a Drainage Easement to Riverside County Flood and Water Conservation District
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ABSTRACT
This item requests approval to accept a previously unaccepted offer of dedication for a drainage easement on a portion of Lot 31 of Tract Map 21151 and to execute a quitclaim deed reserving the easement to the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. The easement supports an existing storm drain facility and formalizes maintenance access consistent with prior development agreements following the City’s incorporation. The action clarifies property interests and involves no physical changes or fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION
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Accept the offer of dedication and approve the Quitclaim Deed to reserve a drainage easement over a portion of Lot 31 granted to the County of Riverside on Tract Map 21151; and
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Quitclaim Deed of Easement.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
None.
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
This item aligns with the City Council to: planning, programming and creating infrastructure development relating to an administrative priority.
DISCUSSION
On February 6, 1990, the County of Riverside approved and filed Tract Map 21151, which included a dedication for public drainage easement purposes for a portion of Lot 31 (Map 21151 Dedication). This offer of dedication was not accepted by Riverside County on the map at the time of recordation.
This pertains to a subdivision that was developed in the early 1990s by Robert H. Lintz, along Gibraltar Road off of Los Alamos Road between Vista Murrieta and Hancock Avenue.
The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) has a storm drain system that was constructed in association with Tract Map 21151. Per the conditions of development and terms in the Cooperative Agreement executed by and between the District, County of Riverside, and Robert H. Lintz, an easement for the maintenance of this facility was dedicated to the public within said map.
The above-referenced offer of dedication is on the northwest portion of Lot 31 (Dedication Area). The City of Murrieta (City) was incorporated in 1991, and accordingly, the subject Lot automatically transferred to the City pursuant to Government Code Section 57329. As a result of the City’s incorporation, the Dedication Area is within the City of Murrieta.
Staff recommends rescinding the above-referenced prior rejections of the offers of dedication and now accepting them.
Staff prepared a quitclaim deed, and the Department of Public Works has completed checking the legal descriptions for conformance with the Subdivision Map Act and the Murrieta Municipal and Development Codes. The legal descriptions conform substantially to the requirements therein.
PUBLIC NOTICING
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
CEQA AND REGULATORY OVERVIEW
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
ATTACHMENTS
ATT 1 - Quitclaim Deed
ATT 2 - Tract Map 21151