LA County Board

11. Transfer of William S. Hart Park to the City of Santa Clarita\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Find that the certain real\nproperty (Trust Property) and park property surrounding William S. Hart Park\n(Hart Park) in the fee title (Expansion Properties) are local in character,\npursuant to Government Code Section 25550.5; find that the Trust Property and\nExpansion Properties proposed to be conveyed to the City of Santa Clarita\n(City) for use by the City as a public park is exempt surplus land, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54221(f)(1)(D) and, therefore, not subject to the\nrequirements for the disposition of surplus land, pursuant to the California\nSurplus Land Act; find that the proposed transfer of the Trust Property,\nExpansion Properties, personal property (Trust Collection), Associated Trust\nCollection Items, and Trust Fund to the City is not a project or is exempt from\nthe California Environmental Quality Act; and take the following actions:\n5-VOTES\nDirect the Chief Executive Officer, or the Director of Parks and\nRecreation, to submit a copy of the Surplus Land Act exemption\ndetermination to the California Department of Housing and Community\nDevelopment at least 30 days prior to the transfer, pursuant to Section\n400(e) of the Surplus Land Act Guidelines;\nApprove the gratis transfer of the County’s right, title, and interest in the\nTrust Property, Expansion Properties, Trust Collection, and Associated\nTrust Collection Items to the City, pursuant to Government Code Section\n25550.5;\nDirect the Natural History Museum (NHM) Board of Governors to\ndeaccession the Trust Collection and Associated Trust Collection Items,\npursuant to Public Resources Code Sections 5120 et seq. and any\nrelevant authorities including, without limitation, NHM deaccession\npolicies, contingent upon probate court approval and a transfer\nagreement execution;\nApprove and authorize County Counsel to take all appropriate actions,\nincluding filing a petition in probate court, to nominate the City as the\nnew trustee for the Trust Property, Trust Collection, and Trust Fund and\nto remove the County as a trustee and authorize the transfer of the trust\ncorpus to the City;\nAuthorize the Directors of Parks and Recreation and the Natural History\nMuseum, to execute a transfer agreement with the City to transfer, by\nquitclaim deed, fee title of the Expansion Parcels, including the Senior\nCenter and Heritage Junction property to the City; assign any grant\nresponsibilities on the Trust Property and Expansion Properties to the\nCity, including executing an assumption agreement with the Regional\nParks and Open Space District and the State of California; transfer\nownership of, and responsibility for, the various animals and livestock at\nthe parks to the City without the County’s obligation or guarantee; lease\nback a portion of the Expansion Property for the County's use as a\nfacility yard for up to a five -year term on a gratis basis, where the City\nmay terminate the lease with 180-day notice , provided they have secured\nfunding, permits, and have a contractor who is ready to break ground;\nand transfer the Trust Collection and Associated Trust Collection Items;\nSubject to the appropriate transfer agreements and upon probate court\napproval, authorize the Chief Executive Officer and the Directors of\nParks and Recreation and the Natural History Museum, to execute the\nappropriate quitclaim deed(s) and any other documents necessary to\ncomplete the conveyance of the Trust Property, Trust Collection, Trust\nFund, Expansion Properties, Associated Trust Collection Items, and\nlivestock to the City;\nThe transfer of the Trust Property shall be made subject to the City's\ncompliance with the provisions of the bequest of William S. Hart and the\nCounty's standard deed restrictions for the transfer of public parks,\nincluding that the City shall operate and maintain the property as a public\npark in perpetuity, the property shall be for the benefit and use of all\nresidents of the County and that there shall be no discrimination against,\nor preference, gratuity, benefit, bonus, or other benefit granted to\nresidents of the City not also equally accorded to the residents of the\nCounty, and the County may enforce these conditions by several means,\nincluding revision of the property to the County;\nThe transfer of the Senior Center Property shall be made subject to the\nfollowing restrictions: the property shall be for the benefit and use of all\nresidents of the County and that there shall be no discrimination against,\nor preference, gratuity, benefit, bonus, or other benefit granted to\nresidents of the City not also equally accorded to the residents of the\nCounty; the Senior Center Property shall be maintained as a public\ncommunity and recreational center and for programs for arts and\nveterans; and the County may enforce these conditions by several\nmeans, including revision of the property to the County;\nThe transfer of the remaining Expansion Properties shall be subject to the\nCounty's standard deed restrictions for the transfer of public parks,\nincluding that the City shall operate and maintain the property as a public\npark in perpetuity, and that the property shall be for the benefit and use\nof all residents of the County and that there shall be no discrimination\nagainst, or preference, gratuity, benefit, bonus, or other benefit granted\nto residents of the City not also equally accorded to the residents of the\nCounty;\nAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer and the Directors of Parks and\nRecreation and the Natural History Museum, to execute, amend, and\nterminate a contribution funding agreement with the City for the actual\nexpenditures incurred, currently estimated at $200,000 as for the\nCounty's (including the Department of Parks and Recreation, Chief\nExecutive Office, and NHM) costs associated with the transfer of Hart\nPark, the Trust Collection, Associated Trust Collection Items, and Trust\nfunds;\nAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer and the Directors of Parks and\nRecreation and the Natural History Museum, to execute any other\ndocuments necessary to complete the transfer, and any amendments;\nApprove an appropriation adjustment for the Department of Parks and\nRecreation’s Operating Budget to increase Services and Supplies\nappropriation, currently estimated at $200,000 for the actual costs\nincurred associated with the transfer of Hart Park, the Trust Collections,\nand Trust funds, fully offset by the revenue from the City’s contribution;\nDirect the Chief Executive Officer to work with the Director of Parks and\nRecreation to reassign 14.0 existing budgeted positions and associated\nordinance positions, formerly assigned to Hart Park in the Department of\nParks and Recreation’s (DPR’s) Operating Budget, which includes 1.0\nRegional Park Superintendent II, 1.0 Recreation Services Supervisor,\n1.0 Park Animal Keeper, 4.0 Grounds Maintenance Worker I, 1.0\nGrounds Maintenance Worker II, 1.0 Senior Grounds Maintenance\nWorker, 1.0 Custodian, 1.0 Senior Typist Clerk, 1.0 permanent\nRecreation Services Leader, 1.0 recurrent Recreation Services Leader\nand 2.0 recurrent Park Aide, to support the Natural Areas Operation\nwhich have significant unmet needs for similar positions, in order to\naddress critical and longstanding gaps in DPR’s stewardship of wildlife\nsanctuaries, nature centers, natural areas and the San Dimas Raptor\nRescue, serving and benefitting residents in all Supervisorial Districts;\nAuthorize the Auditor-Controller and the Director of Parks and\nRecreation to transfer the responsibility of trust funds to the City upon\napproval from the probate court and issue the final statement of receipts\nand disbursement; and\nAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer to grant a utility easement to the\nSanta Clarita Valley Water Agency to operate and maintain pipelines on\nthe expansion Property. (24-3191)