LA County Board

63. Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park and Recreation Area Lease Agreement\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation to\nexecute a lease agreement on behalf of the County giving the County Flood\nControl District (District) a leasehold interest in the Frank G. Bonelli\nRegional Park (Bonelli Regional Park), beginning on July 1, 2024, through\nand including, June 30, 2025; execute a funding agreement on behalf of the\nCounty, providing for the District to reimburse expenses up to $4,900,000 to\nthe County for recreational features in the Bonelli Regional Park, Peck\nRoad Park, and certain hiking and equestrian trails located at various\nfacilities owned by the District (1, 4, and 5) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25; find\nthat the proposed lease agreement is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA); and find that the proposed funding\nagreement is not a project or, in the alternative, is exempt from CEQA; and\nAlso, acting as the Governing Body of the District, find that the acquisition\nby the District of a leasehold interest in the Bonelli Regional Park,\ncontiguous to the Puddingstone Reservoir, is necessary for the recreational\nuse of the reservoir and is for the purposes of protection, preservation, and\nuse of the scenic beauty and natural environment of the reservoir and the\npark; authorize the Chief Engineer of the District to execute a lease\nagreement between the County and the District for the Bonelli Regional\nPark on behalf of the District, with the County, giving the District a leasehold\ninterest in the Bonelli Regional Park, beginning on July 1, 2024, through\nand including, June 30, 2025, and execute a funding agreement on behalf\nof the District, with the County, providing for the District to reimburse\nexpenses up to $4,900,000 to the County for the maintenance and\npreservation of recreational features in the Bonelli Regional Park, Peck\nRoad Park, and certain hiking and equestrian trails located at various\nfacilities owned by the District in FY 2024-25; find that the proposed lease\nagreement is exempt from CEQA; and find that the proposed funding\nagreement is not a project or, in the alternative, is exempt from CEQA.\n(Department of Public Works) APPROVE (24-3692)