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MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Board of Supervisors
FROM: Anita L. Grant, County Counsel
DATE: September 17, 2019
SUBJECT: Discussion and Consideration of an Agreement to Purchase Tax Defaulted Property by and Between the County of Lake and the Konocti County Water District
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Attached here for your Board's discussion and consideration is an Agreement to Purchase Tax Defaulted Property by and Between the County of Lake and the Konocti County Water District.
The Konocti Water District is presently in the process of obtaining a loan from the California State Water Resources Control Board. The loan monies would allow the District to lay new raw water pipe. This will result in improved overall water quality. One of the conditions of this loan is that the District obtain all necessary easements and/or other property rights necessary for the construction of this project. One of these properties is located at 4870 Old Highway 53, Clearlake, California, Assessor's Parcel Number 040-340-440-000. That property was listed among a number of others slated for a Tax Collector's sale of tax-defaulted properties in 2018.
The District timely filed a letter with the Tax Collector objecting to the sale of this property, as allowed by law. The District further timely submitted an application with the Tax Collector to purchase this property.
Although the property was removed from the tax sale, further action is necessary and time is of the essence. Both the County of Lake and the District must approve the attached Purchase Agreement. This agreement and other required documents must then be sent to the State Controller for approval. If that approval is received, the assessees and parties of interest must then be notified. Notice of the Purchase Agreement must also be published in a newspaper of general circulation.
By motion, your Board may approve the Purchase Agreement and authorize the Chair to sign.
Thank you.
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