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Staff Report for a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Lease Agreement with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) for Chabot Park and for City Council Appropriation Approval of $154,000 to Fund the Lease Agreement Requirements using the 2017-18 General Fund Economic Uncertainty Reserves (provides for ongoing operation and general maintenance of Chabot Park, maintenance of trees, and implementation of a Tree Hazard Evaluation Plan)
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the approval of a lease with EBMUD that will allow the City of San Leandro to access Chabot Park. Staff further recommends City Council approve an appropriation of $154,000 to fund the lease agreement requirements using the 2017-18 General Fund Economic Uncertainty reserves to meet the requirements of the new lease agreement.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Leandro entered into an agreement with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) for the use of Chabot Park in June 1950. This agreement allowed the City and the community to use the Park for various recreational activities such as picnics, volleyball, barbeques, disc golf, and children's activities. Chabot Park is also the link to trails in the surrounding Lake Chabot area. During the summer, Chabot Park is the location of the City's Chabot Day Camp/Tiny Trees, Little Trees, and Big Trees. Generations of San Leandrans participated in these programs as participants and camp counselors.
The lease ended with EBMUD's retrofit of Chabot Dam in May 2016. As a result, the Recreation and Human Services Department (RHS) relocated summer camp to Roosevelt School and temporarily re-named the program to Camp Hooty-Hoo. The relocation of the camp from a natural park setting to a school required new programming to engage the children and youth. The Camp was displaced for two summers (2016 and 2017). Staff was only able to accommodate 100 children during each summer instead of the usual 200, the...
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