HomeMy WebLinkAboutR 2025-071RESOLUTION NO. 2025-071
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO
GRANDE DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GRANTS OF
EASEMENTS TO THE CITY MANAGER OR AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE,
FOR EASEMENTS THAT COST UP TO THE CITY MANAGER’S
SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS
WHEREAS, public improvements often require easements from landowners to ensure
orderly development; and
WHEREAS, currently, all proposed City easements are presented to the City Council for
acceptance; and
WHEREAS, the easement acceptance process takes time and can delay a project from
obtaining permits and certificates of occupancy and uses valuable staff time for report
preparation; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 27281 provides that a governmental
agency may authorize one or more of its officers or agents to accept and consent to deeds
or grants conveying an interest in or easement upon real estate for public purposes; and
WHEREAS, delegation speeds projects, increases available staff time, and streamlines
the easement acceptance process.
WHEREAS, easements whose cost exceeds the City Manager’s spending authority for
public projects will be brought to Council for acceptance; and
WHEREAS, all prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande
does hereby resolve as follows:
1.All recitals above are true, correct, and incorporated herein.
2.The City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande finds that this action is exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because it is not a project
pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) as an organizational and
administrative activity of government delegating authority for easement
acceptances. Further, the proposed action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to
State CEQA Guidelines sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3) because it will not
result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable physical change in the environment;
and the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects
which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
Delegating easement authority is not an authorization for any development or
construction. Thus, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this
activity may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject
to CEQA.
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3.The City Council delegates its easement acceptance authority to the City
Manager, or his authorized designee, for easements that cost less than or equal
to the City Manager’s purchasing authority for public projects. All easements that
require the expenditure of City funds in excess of the City Manager’s spending
authority for public projects will still be brought to the City Council for acceptance.
4.The City Manager may bring the decision to accept an easement that is within the
City Manager’s purchasing authority for public projects to the City Council when,
in the City Manager’s discretion, the easement may create a significant
maintenance burden to the City.
5.The City Manager shall sign the easement acceptance on the City Council’s
behalf, after review by the City Attorney and City Engineer or Capital Project
Engineer.
6.The City Manager or his authorized designee will include , in substantially the same
form, the attached Exhibit “A” – ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER TO DEDICATE with
each signed easement for recordation.
7.This Resolution is effective immediately upon adoption.
On motion of Council Member Guthrie, seconded by Council Member Maraviglia, and by
the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Guthrie, Maraviglia, Loe, Secrest, and Mayor Russom
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing Resolution was approved this 14th day of October, 2025
CAREN RAY RUSSOM, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
MATTHEW DOWNING, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ISAAC ROSEN, CITY ATTORNEY
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND
WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO:
CITY CLERK
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
300 E. BRANCH STREET
ARROYO GRANDE, CA 93420
Space above this line reserved for the Recorder’s Office
ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER TO DEDICATE
This is to certify that the interest in real property conveyed by the Grant of Easement or Dedication
from ______________________________________ , to the City of Arroyo Grande, a
municipal corporation of the State of California and/or government agency is hereby accepted by
Resolution 25-XXX, adopted by the City Council on MONTH DATE YEAR, and the grantee
consents to recordation thereof by its duly authorized officer.
By: ____ Dated
Matthew Downing, City Manager
ATTEST:
Jessica Matson, City Clerk
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of _CALIFORNIA _________ _
ss.
County of _SAN LUIS OBISPO_______
On _______________________, before me, _______________________________________________,
(here insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared ________________________________ who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to
me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacities, and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s) or the entity upon behalf of whic h the person(s) acted,
executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
paragraph is true and correct.
Witness my hand and official seal.
Signature ___________________________________ (Seal)
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the docu ment
to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
Matthew Downing, City Manager
Exhibit A
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
I, JESSICA MATSON, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis
Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that the
attached Resolution No. 2025-071 was passed and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 14th day of
October, 2025.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 17th day
of October, 2025.
JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK