HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 07-20 Easement for Bear Basin RoadMcCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, ID 83638
Number AB 07-20
Meeting Date January 25, 2007
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Easement for Bear Basin Road (A Portion of USFS Brundage Mountain Road 50451)
Approvals: Department/
Committee/Individual
Initials
Remarks
(Originator/Support)
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Community Development
Treasurer
Clerk
Police Department
Public Works
Originator
Golf Operations
Parks & Recreation
COST IMPACT: N/A
Airport
FUNDING SOURCE: N/A
Library
City Attorney
TIMELINE: N/A
Grant Coordinator
Other:
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In 1970 the US Forest Service acquired an easement from Brown Tie & Lumber across its land to access Payette National Forest Lands in Bear Basin (see attached exhibit). Brown Tie & Lumber
subsequently subdivided its land and the land was annexed into the City of McCall.
Bear Basin Road has been partially improved by the Forest and the Idaho Department of Lands. It has been used for recreational and timber access north of the McCall City limits and for
access to private homes in Bear Basin that are within McCall City limits. The City of McCall and the Forest have closed the road to snowmobile use.
The Forest Service wishes to divest itself of maintenance and regulatory responsibility for the Road. Valley County has expressed interest in controlling the easement. Staff believes
it is in the City’s best interest to control the easement as the easement is wholly within the City, is used by City residents for access to their homes, and recreational access issues
have been previously addressed by the City. Current maintenance requirements are minimal. Although some residents may want the City to provide a higher level of maintenance than was
provided in the past by the Forest Service, the easement does not obligate the City to improve the road or to plow it in the winter. Improvement of the roadway and enhanced maintenance
should be addressed by the City and adjacent property owners through a future specific area plan and a possible Local Improvement District.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept the Easement and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents.
RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
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