TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary for Amended and Restated Lease Agreement No. 30310 with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the use of approximately 19 acres of property at the Hamilton Bowl Detention Basin, commonly referred to as Chittick Field. (District 6)
DISCUSSION
Chittick Field, also known as the Hamilton Bowl Detention Basin, is a 19-acre flood control detention basin located between Walnut Avenue and just west of Gardenia Avenue, and between Pacific Coast Highway and the Pacific Electric Right of Way (Attachment). Owned and operated by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (County), Chittick Field is also a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) compliance site for the City of Long Beach and the City of Signal Hill.
On June 19, 2007, the City Council authorized the execution of Lease Agreement No. 30310 (Lease) with the County for the use of Chittick Field for continued recreational purposes. Up until that time, the City had enjoyed non-exclusive use of Chittick Field since March 1950 under a permit with the County for baseball fields and other recreational purposes. On November 20, 2007, the City Council authorized the execution of the First Amendment to modify the original 65-year Lease term and provide for a 99-year Lease term. The termination date was extended from June 30,2072 to June 30, 2106.
On March 19, 2013, the City Council authorized the awarding of a contract with C.S. Legacy Construction Inc., for the construction of improvements to Chittick Field to enhance the recreational opportunities for the surrounding community. These City improvements include three soccer fields, a regulation-sized football field surrounded by a 400-meter all-weather track, and accommodations for javelin, pole vault, long jump, and triple jump competitions. The City improvements also include the installation of a bike path, a parking lot, improvements to the drainage and...
Click here for full text