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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: December 18, 2017 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:17-716 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number:10.C. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Jeanette Dong <br />Recreation and Human Services Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Lease <br />Agreement with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) for Chabot Park and <br />for City Council Appropriation Approval of $154,000 to Fund the Lease <br />Agreement Requirements using the 2017-18 General Fund Economic <br />Uncertainty Reserves (provides for ongoing operation and general maintenance <br />of Chabot Park, maintenance of trees, and implementation of a Tree Hazard <br />Evaluation Plan) <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the approval of a lease with EBMUD that will allow the City of San Leandro to <br />access Chabot Park. Staff further recommends City Council approve an appropriation of <br />$154,000 to fund the lease agreement requirements using the 2017-18 General Fund Economic <br />Uncertainty reserves to meet the requirements of the new lease agreement. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of San Leandro entered into an agreement with East Bay Municipal Utility District <br />(EBMUD) for the use of Chabot Park in June 1950. This agreement allowed the City and the <br />community to use the Park for various recreational activities such as picnics, volleyball, <br />barbeques, disc golf, and children’s activities. Chabot Park is also the link to trails in the <br />surrounding Lake Chabot area. During the summer, Chabot Park is the location of the City’s <br />Chabot Day Camp/Tiny Trees, Little Trees, and Big Trees. Generations of San Leandrans <br />participated in these programs as participants and camp counselors. <br /> <br />The lease ended with EBMUD’s retrofit of Chabot Dam in May 2016. As a result, the Recreation <br />and Human Services Department (RHS) relocated summer camp to Roosevelt School and <br />temporarily re-named the program to Camp Hooty-Hoo. The relocation of the camp from a <br />natural park setting to a school required new programming to engage the children and youth. The <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/12/2017 <br />529