California Court of Appeal

Public Resources Code section 5096.27 does not require the California Department of Transportation to obtain legislative approval before acquiring park property from a county and converting it to nonpark use, when the county purchased the property under the Cameron-Unruh Beach, Park, Recreational, and Historical Facilities Bond Act of 1964.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/11/2002
• Published 12/11/2002

Judges

• McCONNELL, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Thomas D. Mauriello, Thomas D. Mauriello, San Francisco;  Law Offices of Marco A. Gonzalez and Marco A. Gonzalez for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Bruce A. Behrens, Sacramento, Jeffrey A. Joseph, San Diego, David J. Pettigrass, and John Frederick Smith for California Department of Transportation and California Transportation Commission.


• For Appellees:
  
• John J. Sansone, County Counsel, and Thomas D. Bunton, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent County of San Diego., Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, LLP, Robert D. Thornton, John J. Flynn III and Maryela Martinez, Irvine, for Defendants and Respondents California Transportation Ventures, Koch Industries, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Transroute Corporation, Egis Project and San Diego Expressway L.P., Daley & Heft, Robert W. Brockman, Jr.;  Scott E. Patterson, Solana Beach;  John M. Kaheny, City Attorney, and Bart C. Miesfeld, Deputy City Attorney, for Real Party in Interest and Respondent City of Chula Vista., Julie D. Wiley for Real Party in Interest and Respondent San Diego Regional Transportation Commission.