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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a new license agreement with Southern California Edison for the City’s use of Southern California Edison-owned land, which comprises a portion of the El Dorado Nature Center, for a period of five years. (District 4)
DISCUSSION
For more than 28 years, the City of Long Beach (City) and Southern California Edison (SCE) have maintained a License Agreement that allows the City to use approximately 14.77 acres of SCE-owned land, which comprises the westerly edge of the El Dorado Nature Center. License Agreement No. 29364 expired on June 30, 2010. In response to a request from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM), on June 30, 2011, SCE forwarded a newly prepared License Agreement and correspondence requesting that PRM execute the File Copy. The new License Agreement will allow the City’s continued use of SCE-owned land under the same terms and conditions as the expired License Agreement, retroactive to July 1, 2010.
The proposed License Agreement contains the following major terms and conditions:
· Term: Five years, commencing retroactively on July 1, 2010.
· Fee: The City shall pay an initial one-time fee of $5,908 in FY 11, and, as in previous years, an annual payment of $2,954 every year thereafter.
· Maintenance: All costs for maintenance of the underlying improvements, i.e., trees, shrubbery, and foliage, which shall not exceed the heights and limitations prescribed by SCE, shall continue to be borne solely by the City.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Gary J. Anderson on August 15, 2011, and Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on August 12, 2011.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on September 6, 2011, in order to enable the execution of a new License Agreement with Southern California Edison.
FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed action will result in a one-time expenditure of $5,908, in FY 11, and annual expenditures of $2,954 in FY 12, FY...
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