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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a non-exclusive permit with Little Ships Fleet Yacht Club for the use of City-owned property, commonly known as the storage shed, located in Alamitos Bay Marina at 223 North Marina Drive, for a term of five years. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
The Little Ships Fleet Yacht Club (Little Ships) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1937, for the purpose of providing a low-cost alternative yacht club experience. Little Ships is a fully accredited, nonprofit yacht club affiliated with the Southern California Yachting Association, as well as other yachting organizations in Southern California. Little Ships’ primary focus is to ensure that members have the opportunity to improve their sailing skills and knowledge, while experiencing the fun and joy of yachting. Their initial membership application fee is $100, with an annual membership fee of $125.
To provide a low-cost yacht club experience, Little Ships does not maintain a full-service on-shore facility for its members, choosing instead to conduct membership meetings and social events at various yacht clubs throughout the Long Beach area. However, Little Ships needs a location in which to store boating equipment and supplies. Since 2002, Little Ships has rented the storage shed located at 223 N. Marina Drive, and since that time, has made numerous repairs to the shed to ensure its integrity. Permit No. 33070 will expire on March 31, 2018, and Little Ships is requesting a new permit.
Because the storage shed is located in Alamitos Bay Marina (ABM), and the equipment stored in the shed is used to host and conduct events in ABM, losing access to the storage shed would create a significant hardship for Little Ships. In addition, Little Ships’ presence in ABM is a benefit to the City of Long Beach (City) and the marina enterprise, as the events hosted by Little Ships showcase and promote the City’s marina operation.
The proposed permit contai...
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