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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />_OUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />MAY 17, 2004 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br />AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT - <br />CENTENNIAL REGIONAL PARK WITH <br />THE COUNTY OF ORANGE <br /> <br />APPROVED <br />0 As Recommended <br />0 As Amended <br />0 Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />0 Ordinance on 2"' Reading <br />0 Implementing Resolution <br />0 Set Pubiic Hearing For <br /> <br />{lA/a, <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />Clerk of the Council to execute an amendment to the operational agreement <br />for Centennial Regional Park to include a three-year phase out plan with <br />~he County of Orange. <br /> <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />On January 14, 1976 the City of Santa Ana and the County of Orange <br />entered into an agreement for the development, maintenance and operation <br />of Centennial Regional Park. This agreement has benefited the City and <br />County for 28 years, in which the City and County share in the parks <br />expenditures and revenues. The agreement intended the revenues to <br />eventually offset the operational cost, but attempts to develop fee based <br />recreational opportunities and concessions have been unsuccessful. In <br />addition, the development of athletic fields and other recreational <br />facilities for the Hector Godinez high school has altered the nature of <br />Centennial Park's focus from regional to local. <br /> <br />To address these issues, the City Council approved an amendment to the <br />Centennial Regional Park agreement on September 2, 2003, reflecting a <br />three-year phase out plan between the City of Santa Ana and the County of <br />Orange. The agreement specifically requires the County of Orange to <br />provide the City with an annual contribution of $150,000 in FY 03-04, <br />$125,000 in FY 04-05, and $100,000 in FY 05-06 for a total contribution <br />of $375,000 to offset the cost of maintenance at Centennial Regional <br />Park. However, prior to the County Board of Supervisors approval of the <br />.mendment, Supervisor Smith suggested that the base contribution be <br />ncreased to accommodate the addition of a new local park improvement. <br />Therefore, the revised amendment reflects a base contribution from the <br />County of Orange of $375,000 for Centennial Park and $315,000 for <br />Patricia Lane Park for a total contribution of $690,000. <br /> <br />25J-1 <br />