DATE: September 11, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Retroactive Renewal of Public Agency Lease/Agreement with California State Lands Commission for Laton/Kingston Park
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Public Agency Lease Agreement with the California State Lands Commission for 12.5 acres within Laton/Kingston Park, effective October 1, 2017, not to exceed 25 years, at $125 per year with an annual Consumer Price Index adjustment.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will authorize a 25-year Public Agency Lease Agreement with the California State Lands Commission (CSLC) at $125 per year, plus an annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment, over the 25-year term. On December 12, 2017, the Board approved Resolution No. 17-557, in support of the submission of a renewal 25-year Public Agency Lease Agreement for Laton/Kingston Park. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Declining to approve the recommended agreement may require the removal of improvements made by the County within the historic path of the Kings River, including a pump house, covered sitting areas, two bathrooms, two lift stations, portions of a parking lot, a portion of roadway, and portions of a storage warehouse within the park.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended agreement includes a rental fee of $125 per year, with an annual Consumer Price Index adjustment. Sufficient appropriations are included in the Department of Public Works and Planning - Parks and Grounds Org 7910 FY 20118-19 Recommended Budget and will be included in budget requests for the duration of the term.
DISCUSSION:
In October 1968, the County entered into a 49-year Public Agency Lease Agreement with the CSLC as a condition to receive gran...
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