DATE:
May 20, 2025
08
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
GENERAL SERVICES - APPROVE LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND NOTICES OF EXEMPTION (DISTRICT: 4)
Body
OVERVIEW
On September 18, 2001 (6) and September 30, 2003 (4) the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved ground leases between the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) and the County of San Diego (County) and corresponding operating agreements between County and YMCA of San Diego County (YMCA) for the construction and operation of a skate park at Whittier School and a roller hockey rink at Clairemont High School. Since SDUSD was unable to lease to YMCA for less than fair market rent, which would have made both projects uneconomical, the land was ground leased to the County for nominal rent. County then subleased the land via operating agreements to YMCA for nominal rent. YMCA continues to operate and maintain the skate park and the roller hockey rink, which has been converted to a soccer arena. The ground leases and operating agreements have since expired and have been on holdover, which has allowed them to continue month-to-month as new agreements were negotiated between all parties.
Staff from the Department of General Services have negotiated new license agreements with SDUSD that will replace the expired ground leases. The license agreements will allow County to enter into new operating agreements with YMCA for the operation of the skate park and soccer arena, which the Director of General Services has administrative authority to execute. Today's request is for Board approval of the license agreements between SDUSD and County.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
1. Find the proposed license agreement for the Whittier School skate park is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.
2. Find the proposed license agreement for the Clairemont High School soccer arena is exe...
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