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COMPRO~HSE IN LIEU OF LITIGATION BY WAY OF EXCHANGE AND BOUNDARY AGREEMENT RESPl~CTING

THSPUTEl) TITLES TO PARCELS OF 'REAL 'PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF MJ:LPli'AS, SANTA CLA~A COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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Alpha· Land Company and Milpitas Golf Associates assert O\vnersh:lp, Cree of any State right title or i·nte.1:,,c~st;, of a 150.608 acre parcel o! real proper~y in Santa. Clar~ Coun~y, ·Call.fo:i::.n1a, herein referred to a·s 11Title Study Parcel'', whi cli is more particularly c!escri::bed in ·~he "De script ion .)f Title S~udy R,arcel. 11

·, which is ~ltt:ached h~r<lto, marked Exhihtc "A", am • .:.s made a pa1·t riereof. Tl?.~ Title St4dy faicel is also 4epicted pn the attached plats marked E~hibits 0 ·D'', 11 E11 and ·11 F11

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The staff has rnad'e cl study of ~he t·i tles and has reached the following conclusions with respect to the Title Study Parcel:

1. Histo'!'."ically, the parcel consisted of salt marsh of the upper re~ches of South San Francisco Bay and may have included pot·tions of Peni.tencia Creek, there beh1g sub~tantia~ uncertainty and dispute in the $Vidence of the exact location of nat\.rr.al o"t: a·rti£1clal conditions of such creek. Based on inte~fe~ences most favorable to the State) the creek outside the Rancho Meandus may have been about 11\ acres. On the othe: hand the creek may have be~n totally outside the parcel.

2. The navigable/tidal character of the creek is uncertain.

3. The pa reel has been rec lacimecl for yen rs and w.:1s uscJ for farming with a drainage d~tch (grobable dlversipn of the ~riglnal creek) along its northeasterly boundary,

4. The major portion of the parcel (identified as part.!el 1. on Exhibi·t 11 F11 ) is now used as a golt course 1aase<l to the City of Milpitas. P~l~C<:~l 2 C>f E:x:hlbit 11F11

is proposed for condominium construction.

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5. P~ivote parent titles Eor the rnajorit~ of the parcel extend from the Ranchos, Ra~cho Rincon de los Esteros (Whtte) called to the centet ot Penitencia Cr.eek, but Ra n9-hO Los Tul:.ani tos rneanch~red the right (easterly) bank of the cr~ek.

6.. By Swamp anq Over.flowed locations Nos• 4204 and 4229, the State in 1938 and 1936 patented the a~ea be~ween the meanders (48.37 acres accm:ding to ~he pa tents) as Swamp and. Overflowed Land~. The parcels so patented were. not located within ~ mi'~es of th.19 c.:ity limits of any city :lin exi·stence at tha·t time.

7 • The patents cont;.aine<;I the express ?:eser­vations ~equired by Cnlifornia ·Constitution Art. I Sec 1 25, of tl\e absol~t:e right of the public to fish; 1/16 th oii .the mine1~a1s; as wel 1 as. resel!yat:i.ons to the United Scates relatin3 to ~eala-ma ti.on.

·8. Substant:tal uncertai.nties in th~ evi.dence include the foliowtng·:

a. The historic extent and location of the c>reek.

b. The location df the Rancho n~d Swamp and Ovc~r.flowed Pa tent boundcrries.

c. The actual location of the lines of va t·i ous surveys, ove-r the years, ~ncluding the township lines) resulting in serious questions concerning what realty was included within the Rancho's; and what was included within t.he Stt1t:e's Patents.

d. The ~haracter of the salt marsh and creek elevattons below 01: above li.nes of the 01·di nary high or orcllnat"y lc)w tides.

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9. The :facts a1.."te ·th~ subjec~ o.f vigorous dispute and t:heil: ·nu\·olution would require either (;!Xpe,nsi ve.> ptotL4 acted and tmcerLa:i..n litigati..oh or a compromise s et·tlement tn. 1 ieu of l:i. ti,gaci on .•

10. $taf f beU:dves that i·t is in the best ipte~ests of the State, and recommonds .that t~e State Lands Commission .approve a settlement: of th~ dlspute in lii.eu o·f li't:i:gati.on which give!? up .the State's cla~ms (so far un.tdentifi~cl by agreement dr Cou~t Decree) ~o the tideland$. or ·slibme·rgecl larid.s which may hav.e l)e~n ii:tcluded W'Jtt-hin the 1.J5.22 acres M/l. 0f: the subject parcel within the Ra·ncho 1 s; to the pos?iblf,? 48.37 acres moxe or less, wi!=.hin the S.wamp t.aqds Pa-tents

1hy r.eason of the:Lr possible tiof.'\l~nd' I naviga b1e I subm12!r.ged <;haracter j to ~he express reservations wi,thin the Sw~mp Lsnd ~atetits, of wha~ev~r area and, o.f wher,ever location, IN EXCHANGI~ fpr. undisputed St.ate title to 1.103 aqres in fee si~ple, held by reason of i~ts sovereignty, t n trust. Such settlement is fully set :60r'th ih the agreement on file, summarized further\ as f o .l lows:

a. The State, in its sovcroitn capacity, wi.11 recei've. the fee title (incl.uding lllinera:t rtghts) subject to ,the publi,c trust ln a 1.103 acre portion of the Title Study Parcel described in the "Desc·riptj on of Exchange Par~el" t~hich is attached hereto, marked Exhib~t "B 11 and is made a part: hereof. Th~ Exchange Par.eel passing to the State is also depleted on the attached Exhibits 11 D11

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ti. In exchange, the private claimants will re9eive fee simple title, free of any Str.tte right,, t'itJ.e, 01· inten~s~ (including the teservatjon to the State in the State Swomp and Overflowed Land~

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P~itents) in t:he iremai:T1de·r of: the Tit·1.<~ Study Parcel) s~ch temo1nder being mor{;) oatti.0ula rlY descdbcd 'in the 11 Desd:ip~ion of Patent Parcel

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, !f\1i,ch 'is a tto.~hed, her.eto., ma·rked 'f~1<.bi..1bitt llC" ~.nd mad~ a pa.t't hereof 1 'rbe 'Patent fapcel is also depicted 0n Exhibits unn' 111~11 and "Fu•

c. the Star2 will receive~ withou~ cost, ti.!:le insurance in the sum 0~ $15,000 i}:\)s1fr::i.ng ;lt:s title to. the Exchange

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cl.. Th~ 't.t~tnsac.tJ.on 'is more fully set .f.o·i;·t;h i:n the £orm of: a:gtee1nent. on· f i.l.e with the State t.anc\s. Cammi ~ston.

11. The i":i.t1ie Stt.i,dy Pa reel has been a·ppraised; the tit.le evi.den9e has been fi?:Yi~wcd1 ~. and the Stat~s claim therein has been eval1.1a

1tecl, shoWiP.g that the pat'Cel

p~sstng to the sta~e is of a value of; $75,000,. which is .equal to o't g·r~a~\;er than. the value of th<:.1 State ts i1ite·resi: bein& given up in the pate~t pa~cet.

12. ~roposed ·development will provide st~eet frontagQ along the parcel to be rec~ived by the Stut:e> without State cost.

A, l)esc:ri pt:i.on o.f. 'ri tle Study Pa.re.el:. B.~ Description oE Exchange Parcel. C. Description of Patent Parcel. D. Alr Photo Tlat. E. Par.eel Plat (Quad Sheet). F. E~change Parcel Plat.

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'(. AUTHORIZF. AND APPROVE THE SETTLEMEN't IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ·~M OF -rHE AGREllMENT ON FlbE WITH Tf\E COMMISSION.

2. AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION AND RECORDING OF tHE AGi<EEMENT ANO Al'!V ·PATlliNTS, DEED, CERTIFICATES OF ACCEP'l'ANCE, F.SGROI~ lNSTttUCTlONS' OR OTHER DOCUMEN'l: NECESSARY ·ro CARRY O\JT 'fHE PROV!.SIONS M THE AGREEMBN1' AND TO '!'AKE ALL o-rm::R ACT!Ofi AS HA.Y llF. NECES'SARY OR MPROPlHATE tN tHE FURTHERANCE ·rmmEOr'.

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CALENDAR l'l1EM NO.. 13 ( CON'i1D) --~-..----i'~---'----.. ....

FIND ' 'fHA'i' THE EXCHANGE OF lW''ERESTS !N LANDS AND IUGHTS IS IN TJ-iF: BEST l'N'J'ERE$'l'S OF THE $TNJ.'E .FOR A.t:D JN Rf,CLA-­M-i\TtON.; THAT IT ·\yXLL NOT SU.BSl'ANTIALl/0 INTERFERE WJ:Tl-l THE RIG~l'JlS O.F ·NAV.IGAl'ION A,NC F·~t'SH1ING '.IN THI~ WATERS I·NVOLVIfo, AND tHAir· TH~ STA.~f., W.fI.1 ... ~ECEI:Vl~ ~ANnS ANP 1:m:JtRESr IN LANDS EQ.UAL TO OR GREATER \EN VALUE 'l'HA~ ANY LANDS OR lNTgRES.IJ'S liN LANDS RELiNQlJISHED i\Y 'J;HE STATE PURSUANT 1'0 SAI'l:i> AGRi~E~1ENT.i

AUTHORIZE THE .EXEOUTION 01" A S'i'ATE PATENT TO NL!,'HA L~NJ) COMPANY Af~t) ~1ILPJ.TAS ·GOLV AfAsoctATE$, AS THEIR R~$PEC'.p'.VE INU.'El~~Sl'S A]? PEAR OF ~~CORD,, ·OF T.Hl~ ·REAL PROP.!!lR1rY D'EBCRIHED I~ E'.XHTBil' "CH s NfTACHED AND BY REFERENCE M;\DE A -PA<R-~; HE!REOP~ .

5. FIND AND DECLA:RE THA'.r UPON THE: EXECUTION AND RECORDA'i'ION OF THE AG~EEMEN1; JN THE OFF.IC,£; OF ~tRE, ¢0U;NTY RECQRDER Oh"' SANTA 9LA~A COUNTY) 1.DHAT THE REAL PROPERTY DESGlHBED IN EXHIBI'1' "C 11 ; .

a. HAS .BEEN CUT OFF l"ROM NAVIGABLE WATERS., :n~1VROVED, ·FJ.I~LEp,: AND :R~QLAJ:MED BY . 'fl{E PRIVATE PARTY OR BREDECE3SORS IN IN'I'EH E S1r; .

HAS BEim SEVERED f\RON mm PUBLIC CHANNELS A~') WATtERWAYS AND I:S NO' LONGER AVAILABLE: OR USE~UL OR Sti~CEPtIBLE OF d~ING USED FOR tOMMERCE ~ ·NAVI9/\TJON; AND FISHING

1 AND LS NO LONGER lN 1PACT T.tDELANDS OR SU.BMERGED L.ANDS AND THEREFORE SHALL BF~ FREED 'F}{O~l SUCH PUB'LIC TRlJST.

6. AU'Tl·IORTZE THI~ STATT~ LANpS COMMISSION'S STAFF., AND/9R THE OFFICE err THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.1 'L'O TAKE ALL .FUR!IlHER ACTION NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT TilE TRANSACTION DESCRI~ED ABOVE> TNCLUDT'NG BUT NOT l.IMITEi) T0 > APPEARf\NCES !N ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT CONCBRNING THg ABOVE; TRANSAC1''ION.

7. FIND THAT 'I'HE AGREEMI~N'l' lS IN SETTLEME;N'f OF tI"ITl,E AND BOUNDARY LITIGATION AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA 'ENVIRONMEN11At QUALITY AC'l' ARE TNAPPL tCABLE.

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i'h?t l;'ea1 J?roperty· in 'thQ Co'2T)ty of ·Santn Clara,. St·a.~c ·pf .Cali:fur~\itr, .de~~ribed .as fqtl9ws;

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,f>.A,~Wpl,;~ 1 .Md· .2, ~s $hown ~Ti Map ent;~t1cd·, 11Parce'i· Map, ~cil).g · .<l P,Orti.9i1 Of t;h~ Rancho 'Rir.99p 'De Los. ~~st9ro?:. Ci:~y ·O.~ m~p)..tas, ,S3,nta· .el:a:'f~ ·Co,q1Jty, .caJif9r~~ ~,., l1hi ~li l.fap wa$ :recorded .·9n· , F~:bxunrr 1, 1973 ~ll, .!3~ok ,41? pf Mf1ps, pag'r::$ q fip~. q.~ ~in ·,the. ofri'~9 ,of J;:hc County Recorder o.f. Sa11 bi ~1 ara Oouh~y .•

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'l'Jiat, ra.n). p;-·opcr.ty. in :the. County <Jf S:m:tn' Cln.rfl ~ Stat1J ·of 'Ci~l i£1>1"nin ,, dQ~cr,ih¢d as .f9l lo\~li:

coiu.fi!NCTNG. at the SO~'!:h~~stet,w corn~r Of .PJ~rcel. 2 .\lS ·~~hi ,part;cl is- si10wn (.)~~ 'that .. cert,g.i~l· I'al·cel' ~~,.i~ recorded ~FobTuaty 'l.~ '1~7~, ·in,· B,oc;>k 4.J.2 of Maps -On pages 1 ~ and q in the· Offige ·Of the County ·i~ccorqer ,;<>f $nnt~ Gl!!r:t Gounty; ''·~1t;nce along the r.~:;q:g·iy lih.~ Qf;:;aid'·l1rirc~~ 2.N .• ~.i:·o1 1 I3" IL 2~•'9 .. Sn fo¢t; theme¢ Cv)Ti:in~irig along s,aiq pas~erlx Un,e of' ·Paree~· ~' along a ~angcnt i:urve ~o t.hc left 1,avi,rtg a l'f"4ius .of 450·.oo. foe.ts bhi;o!Jgh a ccni:·;qil aup.Jc of 8° 39' 08 11 for an arc ·g~St'aricc .·Of 6'7 .ii5 ,feCtj ,thetl~~ CCfridnu~np. ri'long tl1e eastcily Un e, of ·P~r.~c.l 7 ... N, 37'~0·1'· P" ~~ .. 7.36 .oo ~ce~ ;. ~h~~c~ conqiluinr,· ~long 'the ·e~ter~y H1\~ of Parcc'l ~, N~ ,~9? :p~' 28'' '.I~ .• .iq9 .. 30 feet.; thence con:t':it\uinri a.long tt~~ easterl,y ." tn~ ~f Paree~ 2.', ;..r. ·~5''! 4·7 1 O.OY .E. ZO. 35 fgc~ to .the TRtlt POINT OF BEGINNING; thqncc· c9nt i,nuing along the east.crly 1 . .inc of l\tr~e'l: 2 N. 85° 4·7 1 .00 1

' E • .354.S4 ff?et,. thence·condnuing along the castc1·ly Hnc of P~rccl 2 ~L 04"' P' ()0'' West {>68.97 .fee~; thCflCC l'e?-vihg the easterly line.of Parcel 2·s. 86" 50 1 2.1 11 W. 2.78 (eet; the1,cc r1long n r.m1gent cm·~ to the lE{f~ hav.i'ng a. radi~s of 12;.oc fc..?t) 'th.rough. a cenp.~al angle 9f 91"' 03' 2P', an arc.distance o.f 19.07·foot~ t11~n~e S. 04"' :J:3i 00".P.

1 307.3l feetj thenc~

along a i:an~ent Cl,lrvo to t:he ri'glit h~virip. a b1dius of' 278.00 feet, ·throogl) {l central ar~'Rlc of 7.7" 00' ·00 1

',, fQr ?.t1 a;r~ distan~e of 373.61 fqct t9 a point of icvcrsc .curvature; thchcc u!ont~ a t::mr;ent cµryc to ·the .left lrnvJ1nr a l'i;tdi.us of 2?2.00 feet,. through~ .ccr\~ral: ~ng~~· of .38° 44' 17",, for n.n arr; distancl\ of 1~0.'10 feet to ·the lf!lUl~ PQI"~'T OF lH!G·pmrnG.

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That real property 1ri ~he .cou11t)' 9f Stuita, q ara, State of Cali foi:nfo, d~sc.ri bed as fo lfows :

PARCELS 1 •~d ?,, as Show1i tin Map CntJtlcd, i•Pni:ccl' Map, ·bcinn a poi­Uoli o £ .the Ra i.tcho RJ, Ii Co11 Oe t:os E s.t c ios., Ci't y of · llU pit as ,, Sap ta ·c Iara CoUJ\ t y. , Caltfii rni il"' ~h ~ C/J Nap "as re co rd Cd' on Feb mo ry .I , 1978 in ijook ' "'l ~ 0 f Maps ' j>agcs I 2 iu1 d 13, Jn ·the 'Of fi ~c of' the Coun t.)f lfo cotde r of Sa Ii t~ CJ-ni'a Co uni y.

l;x!IBPTINC thcrefror,i ·thil.t .portion o.t sal(r ·i>artci ?»descdbed' aS folloi<s:

coi;'IENClNG at the so1:ch•':.Otcrry ·<Otiier of said P~rcei 2·; therice afong the easterly line .ql' SUd. 'rni'co1 2· N. 21' 07. 13" !l.' ' 2 79., 80 fc ot; t he~c.e con ti Jiui11g ~1 on.g .s •i ci ~ il st er ly Jin~ . of ·P~ rco l 2' ~long .. ·tangent c~tve to ·the lc£t h~vfng a ·i'adlus bf 450.00 feet., ·thr~ugh a ce"b.r<il angle ·of B'. 39' 08"·1 foi: an ·•re d\s.'ance of !i7_,9S fr.et;. thencp <ontj,nuihg along the cas.tcriy 1;,ne· of · P •rec 1 2 , N., ~7' 0~" /O'' ~, .7 ~6 • oo f :,>ct ; thence c9n Hnui hg al O!>_g thO caster ly I j.1ie of l•arcc i. 2.1 II.. 19 . 02' 28" IV, IQ9 .. 30 foetd th en cc Co11 t-in Uin il •Jong. t ~~ e as tO<)y U.90 of I' a rCCI 2 , N'. 85 4 7 ' 00" E, 20. 35 feet to tho TRUE 1'0 I Nl' •OF flEG) NNING; thence con tin ui ng al oog the ·•as tor ly i.1 no o.f I'•"•• I 2 IL. 85' 4 7 •· 00" E" ·354, 84 f ~ct ; th Once conHn uinr. along the Oas t er l y line of i>arcc1 .2 N, 04'' l 3 ' 00" ·ffos t 668 . 9 7 feet.; ·thence j.eiivillg the eastef.)y Hnc of Parcel 2 S. 86' ~O' .21·'' Ii. 2. 78 foct; thence along •· tangent cbrvo to r~c left having a r•<lius o.f 12 :00 f cc t, t !irough a -~• 11 tra1 un ~ l e o £ 9 1 o;p 2.J ", an •re <li's t Mice of 1'9.. 07 feet; thence S. ·04' i'3' 00" r.. 307. 31 feet; thence -alone.

.a t aqgont ctirvc .to tile Tir,h t hnv img a rnd1us Gf 278. 00 leer, t!>rour,h a Central nhgie .o/J 77' 00 1 ·00°, for nn arc distance of 373.61· feet to n point o f re 1•0 rsc cu rv at 1ii'O-J th en cc a I onr. ;, . •• n ge11 t curve to th c JO Ft n .. Vin r. • radius o f 2 2oi . 00 foot , tl1 rou RI\ a contra I .in r,1 e -0 f 38 • 44 ' i7

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