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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute any and all documents necessary for the First Amendment to License Agreement No. 32052 between the City of Long Beach and the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority, a California joint powers authority, for access over and through City-owned property; and
Authorize City Manager to execute any and all documents necessary for the First Amendment to License Agreement No. 32651 between the City of Long Beach and Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc., a California corporation, for access over and through City-owned property. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach owns an approximate 34-acre parcel of wetlands property at the southeast corner of 2nd Street and Shopkeeper Road, more commonly referred to as the Marketplace Marsh (see Attachment). The Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority (LCWA), of which the City is a member, owns an approximate 40-acre parcel of wetlands property east-adjacent to the Marketplace Marsh. The LCWA’s property lacks direct access from any public right-of-way. On January 4, 2011, the City Council authorized the execution of License Agreement #32052 (LCWA Agreement) to allow LCWA to pass through the Marketplace Marsh for access to its property. In addition, the LCWA Agreement allows LCWA to access the Marketplace Marsh to conduct wetlands-related studies. Access is limited to use of existing dirt roads and pathways within the Marketplace Marsh.
Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc. (SHPI) owns the mineral rights on the LCWA property and, consequently, has the same access issue as the LCWA. On March 1, 2011, the City Council authorized the execution of License Agreement #32651 (SHPI Agreement) to allow SHPI to pass through the Marketplace Marsh to access the LCWA property. The SHPI Agreement currently provides the City with a monthly License Fee of $1,000. These fees are used to maintain the Marketplace Marsh. Required annual maintenance includes upkeep of the dirt access roads and pathways, weed...
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