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Chief Administrative Office, Parks Division, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the amendment to the agreement with Marshall Foundation for Community Health (Foundation), for the property identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 331-400-002, located at 3447 Clemenger Drive, to extend the due date to complete the CEQA process to December 31, 2023, and make changes to the reversion provision as requested by the foundation.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Board of Supervisors on January 25, 2022, authorized the execution of a Dedication Agreement and the conditional acceptance of the donation from the Marshall Foundation of the property identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 331-400-002, located at 3447 Clemenger Drive for the purpose of developing a Sports Complex/Community Park in Diamond Springs. The proposed project is in an area of the County that is underserved by parks.
The subject property was purchased by an anonymous donor through the Foundation in 2019 for the purpose of building a Sports Complex in the community of Diamond Springs. In addition to the offer of donation, community partners including the Boys and Girls Club, Mother Lode School District, Union Mine High School, and other anonymous donors, have also expressed commitment to help with the development of the proposed project.
Relevant to this proposed Amendment, the dedication agreement included the following provisions:
1) If the Board of Supervisors does not certify a CEQA document for the Park Project by April 25, 2023, the Agreement will expire.
2) If the County does not commence construction of the park within five years of acceptance of the property or if the County ceases to use the property for a park, the property may revert back to the Foundation.
This amendment will change those provisions as follows:
1) It extends the date for the Board of Supervisors to certify the CEQA document to December 31, 2023.
2) If the County does not c...
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