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a. Approve and authorize the Resource Management Agency Acting Director to execute a two-year License Agreement, effective April 1, 2015, with the City of Salinas for the use of the parking lot located at 12 West Market Street and 20-26 Station Place in Salinas, California to provide daily parking for jurors and person responding to juror summons; and
b. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Acting Director to make minor revisions to the License Agreement if deemed necessary by the Resource Management Agency Acting Director to be in the best interest of the County.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Resource Management Agency Acting Director to execute a two-year License Agreement, effective April 1, 2015, with the City of Salinas for the use of the parking lot located at 12 West Market Street and 20-26 Station Place in Salinas, California to provide daily parking for jurors and person responding to juror summons; and
b. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Acting Director to make minor revisions to the License Agreement if deemed necessary by the Resource Management Agency Acting Director to be in the best interest of the County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County of Monterey Resource Management Agency (RMA) has an agreement (as part of the North Wing Transfer Agreement) with the Judicial Council of California Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to provide adequate parking for persons responding to juror summons or serving as jurors in the Superior Court located at 240 Church Street in the City of Salinas.
Jurors and persons responding to juror summons are provided parking at the parking lot located at 12 West Market Street and 20-26 Station Place in Salinas (referred to as the AMTRAK Parking Lot in the North Wing Transfer Agreement). The parking lot is owned by the City of Salinas and has been used for juror parking by previous license agreement between City and County since February 26, 2013, and informal agreement prior to that. The County will continue to provide security guard services at the parking lot (between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.) as well as shuttle service between the parking lot and the Superior Court. The City will continue to operate and maintain the parking lot (provide services such as on-going maintenance, garbage collection, landscaping, etc.). The License Agreement will commence on April 1, 2015 and expire on March 31, 2017. Either party has the right to terminate the License Agreement with no less than 60 days written notice. Any holding over by the County after the expiration date will be deemed a month-to-month tenancy upon the same terms and conditions as set forth in the License Agreement.
City and County staff have investigated multiple options for parking and determined that the use of the current parking lot remains the best option to serve the Court's needs (about 120 vehicles at peak period). City and County staff will continue to work toward a longer term solution to provide parking near the County's Government Center and/or Old Town Salinas downtown area. This Agreement is intended to be in place only until adequate parking is available in this area.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of the County Counsel has reviewed and approved the License Agreement as to form and legality and Risk Management has approved the License Agreement as to insurance and indemnity. The Salinas City Council is scheduled to hear this matter March 17, 2015.
FINANCING:
The License Agreement results in no new or additional costs to the County. The current costs incurred by the County include those associated with the salary and benefits for the shuttle bus driver and security guard services at the parking lot, approximately $163,351 per year. The Courts contribute $50,000 per year for the shuttle program. General Fund will contribute the remaining $113,351 of the annual costs. The City of Salinas estimates its operations and maintenance costs of the parking lot at 12 West Market Street and 20-26 Station Place to be $17,000 per year.
Prepared by: George K. Salcido, RMA Public Works, Real Property Specialist, 755-4859
Approved by: John P. Guertin, Acting Resource Management Agency Deputy Director
Carl P. Holm, AICP, Acting Resource Management Agency Director
Date: March 6, 2015
Attachments: License Agreement between City of Salinas and Monterey County; Location Map (Attachments on file with the Clerk of the Board)