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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Agreement with Ruggeri-Jensen-Azar for Survey and Mapping Services in Connection with the Proposed Transfer of the Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal for an Additional 6-Month Term for a Total Term of 16-Months and in an Amount Not to Exceed $20,000 for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $218,000; and
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Agreement with Chicago Title Company for Title and Escrow Services in Connection with the Proposed Transfer of the Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal for an Additional 6-Month Term for a Total Term of 16-Months, Paid Prior to Close of Escrow, Plus Title Premiums and Escrow Fees Paid at Close of Escrow. (City Attorney 2310)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Agreement with Ruggeri-Jensen-Azar for Survey and Mapping Services in Connection with the Proposed Transfer of the Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal for an Additional 6-Month Term for a Total Term of 16-Months and in an Amount Not to Exceed $20,000 for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $218,000;
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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Agreement with Chicago Title Company for Title and Escrow Services in Connection with the Proposed Transfer of the Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal for an Additional 6-Month Term for a Total Term of 16-Months, Paid Prior to Close of Escrow, Plus Title Premiums and Escrow Fees Paid at Close of Escrow
BACKGROUND
The Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal ("Tidal Canal") is a 1.8 mile long, 400 feet wide portion of the waterway between Oakland and Alameda that was dredged in 1882 by the US Army Corps of Engineers ("Army Corps") to create a tidal effect throughout the Oakland Estuary. The Tidal Canal covers 85 acres and is currently owned by the Army Corps.
The Army Corp d...
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