TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a Right-of-Entry Permit with the Long Beach Unified School District to rehabilitate the baseball field and soccer field overlay at Houghton Park, for a term of one year, with one, one-year renewal option at the discretion of the City Manager or his designee; and execute a Joint Use Agreement with the Long Beach Unified School District for its use of the improved baseball field at Houghton Park for a term of 50 years, and the improved soccer field overlay for a term of seven years. (District 9)
DISCUSSION
In 1979, the Parks and Recreation Commission (Commission) authorized the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) to make improvements to the baseball field at Houghton Park, located at 6301 Myrtle Avenue, in exchange for exclusive use of the baseball field under a 55-year Joint Use Agreement, City of Long Beach Contract No. 16350.
On January 9, 2014, the Commission approved LBUSD’s request to complete several maintenance improvements to the Houghton Park baseball field so that Jordan High School (Jordan) students could use the field while initial construction began on the Jordan site and a new Joint Use Agreement could be negotiated. LBUSD is currently in the process of implementing a Master Plan for Jordan and, over the next seven years, plans to renovate the buildings, construct a new swimming pool, expand the running track, and renovate the sports fields. As there is not enough room to both expand the campus and accommodate a baseball field, LBUSD would like to partner with the City of Long Beach (City) to use the Houghton Park baseball field during and after school hours for baseball and softball activities, in exchange for an extensive rehabilitation of the field. Houghton Park and Jordan share a common border, which makes it convenient for students to use park facilities before, during, and after school hours.
On June 12, 2014, the Commission approved the rehabilitation and rotation desi...
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