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Agreement with Rancho Santiago Community College District August 4, 2015 Page 2 The District has expressed interest to convert the license agreement into a long -term lease in order to make improvements to its facilities. This request was initially denied by the NPS because it did not satisfy the public recreational use restrictions. A land conversion approved by NPS would effectively release the License Area from the use restrictions and transfer the use restrictions to a new park site of equal size and value. Only then can the city negotiate any type of land license for this area. The NPS has established a protocol for land conversion approval which is identified as an Evaluation Criteria Study. Under this process, the NPS has approved a City -owned parcel of 1.4 acres (McFadden /Orange site). NPS indicated the 1.4 acre parcel is not of equal value to the 2.6 acres occupied by the district. Two additional sites of 1.51 acres are being proposed by the City to NPS to fulfill the equal land and recreational value requirement for the land conversion. The District has previously reimbursed the City for costs associated with the earlier Evaluation Criteria Study and wishes to reimburse the City for additional costs to be incurred in the Evaluation Criteria Studies for the additional sites. The City will proceed to work with the College District to submit the required park planning documents for the land exchange to the National Park Service. In addition, City staff will discuss with the District an alternative opportunity for the College District to move the Centennial Career Education Center from their current location to the 3.5 acre undeveloped lot owned by the City within the Centennial Park boundary. This lot has a federal deed restriction in that it can only be used for educational purposes. In addition, staff will begin discussing with the College District the concept of them using the Godinez High parking structure when available for adult education student parking and providing a student shuttle from the structure to the campus site. The purpose of this is to relieve parking congestion to help park users wishing to use the north side of the park. The city is requesting to enter into a reimbursement agreement with Rancho Santiago Community College District in an amount not to exceed $334,000 for costs associated to the Evaluation Criteria Study. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #5 Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #4 (Support neighborhood vitality and livability), Strategy A (Support the design and construction of parks to provide increased open space and opportunities for recreation throughout the city, construct the Roosevelt Walker Park and Community Center, and develop concepts and proposals for the Library Park in the Civic Center and Centennial Santa Ana River Eco- Park). 20A -2