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File #: ID19-11619    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/21/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/12/2019 Final action: 12/12/2019
Title: Actions related to Lease Agreement of City-owned land at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF) (Council District 3): 1. Adopt findings of Categorical Exemptions pursuant to Sections 15301/Class 1, 15304/Class 4, and 15325 /Class 25 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. 2. Approve a Third Amendment to the Lease and Agreement with Mr. James Cook for 550 acres of City-owned land at the RWRF, deleting APN 327-030-38T to the leasehold, with a revised revenue of $233,770 per year. 3. Approve first one-year extension of the Lease and Agreement for the period of January 2020 to December 2020.
Sponsors: Department of Public Utilities
Attachments: 1. 2019-12-12 Attachment 1 Third Amendment Land Lease Cook 550 Acres.pdf, 2. 2019-12-12 Attachment 2 Second Amendment Land Lease Cook 550 Acres.pdf, 3. 2019-12-12 Attachment 3 First Amendment Land Lease Cook 550 Acres.pdf, 4. 2019-12-12 Attachment 4 Original Land Lease Cook Original 550 Acres.pdf, 5. 2019-12-12 Attachment 5 Memorandum - Leasehold Value of RWRF Farmland.pdf, 6. 2019-12-12 Attachment 6 Request for First One-Year Extension Land Lease Cook.pdf, 7. 2019-12-12 Report to Council Third Amendment to Land Lease Cook All Direct Reuse.pdf
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


December 12, 2019


FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities

THROUGH: BRIAN S. SPINDOR, PE,(WA) Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division

BY: ROSA LAU-STAGGS, Wastewater Manager - Environmental Services
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division

SUBJECT
Title

Actions related to Lease Agreement of City-owned land at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF) (Council District 3):
1. Adopt findings of Categorical Exemptions pursuant to Sections 15301/Class 1, 15304/Class 4, and 15325 /Class 25 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Approve a Third Amendment to the Lease and Agreement with Mr. James Cook for 550 acres of City-owned land at the RWRF, deleting APN 327-030-38T to the leasehold, with a revised revenue of $233,770 per year.
3. Approve first one-year extension of the Lease and Agreement for the period of January 2020 to December 2020.

Body
RECOMMENDATIONS

Staff recommends City Council adopt findings of Categorical Exemptions pursuant to Section 15301, 15304, and 15325 of the CEQA Guidelines; approve a Third Amendment to the Lease and Agreement (Lease) with Mr. James Cook, an individual, deleting APN 327-030-38T to the leasehold as of October 24, 2019, and authorizing the Department of Public Utilities Director or designee to execute the Third Amendment on the City's behalf.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

On December 8, 2016, the City Council approved the Lease between the City of Fresno and Mr. James Cook for the lease of various APNs totaling 550 acres of City-owned land at the RWRF. The Lease permits the lessee to plant non-food crops irrigated with secondary treated wastewater or final effluent (Direct Reuse) provided by the RWRF. The term of the Lease is January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2019, with the option of two one-year extensions. The First Amendment removed APN 327-030...

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