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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E � I 90 I I'MM W& P U R L T C U T T L I T I � � RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum DATE: DECEMBER 9,2019 ITEM NO: 9 SUBJECT: AGREEMENT FOR CONVEYANCE OF EASEMENT WITHOUT ESCROW WITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR ACCESS ACROSS APPROXIMATELY 1,625.8 SQUARE FEET OF GAGE CANAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF UNDERGROUND STORM DRAINAGE FACILITIES LOCATED NEAR INTERSECTION OF GRATTON STREET AND HERMOSA DRIVE FOR MONROE MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN LINE E, STAGES 2 AND 3, LINE E-2 AND LINE E-5 STORM DRAIN PROJECT ISSUE Recommend that the City Council approve the Agreement for Conveyance of Easement without Escrow with the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for access across approximately 1,625.8 square feet of the Gage Canal for the construction of underground storm drainage facilities located near the intersection of Gratton Street and Hermosa Drive for the Monroe Master Drainage Plan Line E, Stages 2 and 3, Line E-2 and Line E-5 Storm Drain project. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommends that the City Council: Approve the Agreement for Conveyance of Easement without Escrow (Attachment 1) with the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for access across approximately 1,625.8 square feet of the Gage Canal, APNs 238-180-003 and 238-170-004, for the construction of underground storm drainage facilities located near the intersection of Gratton Street and Hermosa Drive for the Monroe Master Drainage Plan Line E, Stages 2 and 3, Line E-2 and Line E-5 Storm Drain project; and 2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Agreement for Conveyance of Easement without Escrow, including making minor non -substantive changes, and to sign all documents necessary to complete this transaction with the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. BACKGROUND: In 1885, Matthew Gage, a private developer, built the Gage Canal. At the time of its construction, the Gage Canal was the most ambitious irrigation project in Southern California. The Gage Canal provided the water needed for the citrus industry in La Placita, High Grove, and Riverside. The Gage Canal Company was established in 1890 as a private non-profit California corporation. The purpose of the company was to bring artesian and pumped well waters originating in the Bunker Hill Basin area of San Bernardino into Riverside for irrigation.