REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 22, 2024
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Chief Flood Control Engineer, Flood Control District
TERRY W. THOMPSON, Director, Real Estate Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Facilities Transfer Agreement with Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation for Relinquishment of Easements and Transfer of Ownership and Maintenance Responsibilities for Drainage Facilities at Sand Creek Basin and Channel in San Bernardino
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the San Bernardino County Flood Control District:
1. Find that approval of the relinquishment of San Bernardino County Flood Control District's easements and the transfer of ownership and maintenance and operational responsibilities for the drainage facilities thereon, comprising a portion of the Sand Creek Basin and Channel in San Bernardino, to Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation is an exempt project under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15312(b)(3) (surplus property sales) and Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption).
2. Adopt a Resolution declaring that San Bernardino County Flood Control District's easements totaling approximately 28.75 acres over portions of Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation-owned real property and the drainage facilities thereon, comprising a portion of the Sand Creek Basin and Channel in San Bernardino, are no longer necessary to be retained for the uses and purposes of San Bernardino County Flood Control District due to Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation's assumption of future maintenance and operational responsibilities for the drainage facilities, and that relinquishing the easements and transferring ownership of the drainage facilities to Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation will not interfere with flood control operations in the region and is in the public interest, in accordance with Water Code Appendix Section 4...
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