DATE: June 18, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: PROPERTY USE AGREEMENT WITH OTOMI & STONE LLC, FOR USE OF FRENCH FIELD PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1300 LEE DRIVE
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve a ten-year Property Use Agreement with Otomi & Stone LLC for use of property located at 1300 Lee Drive, for a minimum total revenue to the City of $497,688 plus a percentage of tournament gross sales; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The City of Oceanside ("City") is the legal and equitable owner of the property located at the 1300 Block of Lee Drive, commonly referred to as French Field ("Property"). The Property is subject to a reversionary interest of an undivided one-half interest in favor of the City of Vista, successor in interest to the Vista Sanitation District.
The Property was formerly used as a landfill and burn dump operated by the County of San Diego from 1944 to 1967. Over the years various efforts have been taken to remediate the site, allowing for its re-use. The property has been used as a baseball/softball facility since the 1970's and, most recently, was the home field for Vista American Little League ("VALL"), which ended its use in September 2023.
In January 2005, use of the Property by VALL was suspended due to the identification of contaminants present on the site. Subsequently, through the collective efforts of the City of Oceanside, the City of Vista, and County of San Diego the site was properly "capped" and remediated to a level that allows public recreational use per the terms set forth in an Operational and Maintenance Agreement with the State Department of Toxic Substances Control. The property use agreement between the City and VALL was terminated in September 2023, primarily due to the league's inability to maintain the Property to the standards require...
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