Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Peggy Jensen, Interim Parks Director
Subject: Grant Agreement and Purchase and Sale Agreement for the acquisition of the Tunitas Creek Beach property
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt resolutions authorizing:
A) The President of the Board of Supervisors to execute a grant agreement with the California State Coastal Conservancy for $3.2 million to fund the acquisition of 20775 Cabrillo Highway South in unincorporated San Mateo County, and the associated Offer to Dedicate; and
B) The Parks Director, or her designee, to execute amendments to the grant agreement to modify the agreement's terms, so long as the modified term(s) are within the current or revised fiscal provisions; and
C) The President of the Board of Supervisors to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the acquisition of 20775 Cabrillo Highway South in unincorporated San Mateo County from the Peninsula Open Space Trust for $3.2 million; and
D) The County Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute any and all notices, exemptions, documents related to the title policy, and escrow instructions required to facilitate the purposes of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
The 58-acre Tunitas Creek Beach property (APNs 081-060-020, 081-060-030, and 081-060-130) is located along the shoreline eight miles south of the City of Half Moon Bay in Unincorporated San Mateo County ("Property"). Situated south of Tunitas Creek and west of State Route 1, the Property contains significant coastal, natural, and cultural resources. While under private ownership, the Property was poorly managed and the natural resources were damaged.
In 2017, the Peninsula Open Space Trust ("POST") acquired the Property from its former owner for $5 million. Since the acquisition by POST, the Parks Department has managed the Property under a License and Management Agreement. Under Parks' m...
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