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Item #15 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of July 17, 2001 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL: DARYL PARRISH, CITY MANAGER J FROM: KATHY KIVLEY, ASSISTANT TO TH5 CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: FINAL APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF PARCEL MAP 14028 FOR RECORDATION — COLCO PROPERTIES, INC. DATE: June 26, 2001 BACKGROUND: Parcel Map No. 14028 is a four -parcel residential subdivision located in the Reche Canyon southeasterly section at Michelle Drive and Parvin Lane. This 2.25 -acre site is being developed by Colco Properties, Inc. The underlining parent Tract Map (13362) to this Parcel Map indicated a 120 -foot San Bernardino County Drainage Easement extending through this site. The Engineer of Record, Douglas L. Goodman of Goodman & Associates, has conducted an extensive search of the available records to determine whether there is actually a recorded easement in existence on this site and none was found. The title company, Fidelity National Title Company, has done a rigorous search for a recorded document of any type which would have established this easement and they found none. Douglas Goodman met with Mazin Kasey at San Bernardino County for the purpose of clarifying the 120 -foot San Bernardino County Drainage Easement shown on the subject parcel map. After discussions and research, there is no evidence supporting that there is an easement on the property. The speculation at this point is there may have been a tentative map or development study, performed on the property at some point prior to City of Colton annexation, that suggested the need for this easement. However, neither the City nor the County has any recorded easement nor justification for same. The City Engineer reviewed the drainage calculations for the area and found the Q's (factor in measuring amount of drainage over section of land) to be very low. He concluded that the need for 120 -foot drainage easement is not necessary. His recommendation is that a 20 -foot drainage easement along the northerly line of this property would meet the drainage requirements for the surrounding flows. DISCUSSION: The Parcel Map has been reviewed for conformance with the Subdivision Map Act and local ordinances. Staff recommends that the 120 -foot drainage easement be abandoned and accept the proposed 20 -foot easement along the northerly line of the property for drainage. Page 1 of 2 Item #15