RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A TRANSFER AGREEMENT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY (TAMC) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SALINAS INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER WHEREAS, on February 7, 2017, the City of Salinas and the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU, Exhibit C to the Transfer Agreement, or the “Agreement”) for the redevelopment of the Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center (the “ITC”) to accommodate new commuter passenger rail service outside of the region (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, the MOU called for TAMC to acquire property and construct improvements, including removal of the existing Station Place right-of-way and construction of a new Lincoln Avenue extension, and a new 287-stall parking area to serve commuters making use of the anticipated commuter train service as Package 1 of the Monterey County Rail Extension Kick Start Project (Package 1); and WHEREAS, TAMC prepared and certified an Environmental Impact Report for Package 1 improvements; and WHEREAS, TAMC has completed Package 1 and now desires, pursuant to the MOU, to transfer to the City eleven (11) parcels of land totaling approximately 2.32 acres which were developed by TAMC (the “Property”) and are listed and shown on Exhibits A and B respectively of the attached Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Package 1 was funded through a Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) grant provided by the California Department of Transportation, which included provisions requiring the operation and maintenance of the commuter parking funded by the grant; and WHEREAS, under the terms of the TCRP grant Master Agreement the California Transportation Commission (CTC) must approve any transfer of the Property and the City must agree to abide by the terms of the Master Agreement, provided as Exhibit D to the Transfer Agreement; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action of approving the Transfer Agreement to accept the Property is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378) because the transfer of Property does not cause a direct or foreseeable indirect physical change on or in the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute the attached Transfer Agreement; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon execution of the Transfer Agreement, the City Council hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor to accept the Property on behalf of the City, and to execute the Certificates of Acceptance attached to the Quitclaim Deeds under Exhibit E of the Agreement.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of August 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
Attach:
Transfer Agreement, including the following Exhibits:
Exhibit A – Description of Properties
Exhibit B – Map of Properties
Exhibit C – Memorandum of Understanding Between City and TAMC Exhibit D – CalTrans Master Agreement
Exhibit E – Quitclaim Deeds
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