DATE: August 5, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: AMENDMENT 5 TO PROPERTY USE AGREEMENT WITH CAUSE OF CHRIST FOR A PORTION OF THE JOHN LANDES COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING AT 2855 CEDAR ROAD
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment 5 to the Property Use Agreement with Cause of Christ for use of a portion of the John Landes Community Center located at 2855 Cedar Road, extending the term for three years, for use of a storage unit at the property and for the purpose of providing community outreach activities, as well as, family and youth related services and activities to the community; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On August 7, 2019, the City Council approved a Property Use Agreement (“Agreement”) with Cause of Christ (“Permittee”) for the use of a small office and storage room within the John Landes Community Center located at 2855 Cedar Road (“Building”). The original term of the Agreement was for a period of three years, from August 7, 2019 to August 6, 2022. The Agreement was amended by Amendment 1 on August 10, 2022, and further amended by Amendment 2 on August 23, 2023, Amendment 3 on August 7, 2024, and Amendment 4 on August 6, 2025. The amendments extended the term through August 6, 2026, and relocated the Permittee from a small office and storage room within the Building to an on-site detached building for storage purposes.
Over the past seven years, Permittee has provided outreach activities to the community along with events and programs that benefit the neighborhood surrounding the John Landes Community Center. Some of the current programs operated by Permittee, which benefit Oceanside residents, include “Adopt-O-Block” neighborhood clean-up efforts and food distribution, which are operated approximately two times per month. Permittee has been instrumental in helping reduce crime at John Landes Park and the surrounding neighborhood by running various programs and activities that have a positive impact on the area’s at-risk youth, as well as helping families in need.
At this time, Permittee has requested to enter into a three-year extension to the Property Use Agreement with the City, for continued use of the storage space, and to provide the same programs and services the community enjoys for the betterment of the neighborhood. The proposed Amendment would commence on August 7, 2026 and expire on August 6, 2029.
It is mutually beneficial to extend the term of the Agreement so Permittee can use the Premises as its home base to continue to provide its programs and services to the community.
Permittee will have access to the common area/shared use spaces within the building, parking lot, and basketball courts, which are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and shared with the other occupants and users of the Building.
Permittee continues to provide valuable outreach activities, as well as family and youth related services and activities to the residents of Oceanside. These programs shall constitute the consideration to be paid by Permittee for the use of the Premises during the three-year term of the proposed Amendment. The Agreement may be terminated by City or Permittee upon providing thirty days written notice to the other party.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact.
COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE REPORT
Does not apply.
CITY ATTORNEY’S ANALYSIS
The referenced documents have been reviewed by the City Attorney and approved as to form.
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Prepared by: Candice Diaz, Property Agent
Reviewed by: Hamid Bahadori, Public Works Director
Submitted by: Jonathan Borrego, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Cause of Christ Amendment 5
2. Property Use Agreement