Bolinas Community Public Utility District
A Special Meeting Of The Board Of Directors
December 5, 2005 12:00 noon 270 Elm Road, Bolinas
1. Call to Order
12:03 p.m.
2. Roll
Directors Amoroso, Siedman and Smith present; Directors Kimball and
McClellan absent
Director Siedman presiding
3. Resolution 527: Authorizing the Bolinas Community Public Utility
District to enter into Lease PRC 6485.9 with the California State Lands Commission
for the continued use and maintenance of the groin.
Director Siedman noted that the purpose of the special
meeting is to decide whether the district should be authorized to enter into
Lease PRC 6485.9 with the California State Lands Commission (“Commission”)
for the continued use and maintenance of the existing groin at Bolinas Beach.
The special meeting was necessitated by the fact that the BCPUD recently
was informed that the Commission is scheduled to consider the lease at its
December 8, 2005 meeting. Director Siedman observed that one amendment
to the draft resolution previously prepared by staff and circulated to the
directors had been made to specifically authorize the district’s General
Manager to execute the lease on behalf of the district.
Staff reported that the lease under consideration is essentially
a renewal of the existing lease previously executed by the district and the
Commission when the groin was installed twenty years ago; the original
lease expires in January 2006, hence the need for the renewal. The
seawall is not covered by the renewal lease because the Commission more recently
has determined the seawall is not located on state lands. Staff noted
that the Commission intends to insert a narrative legal description of the
leased lands as an exhibit to the final version of the lease (this exhibit
is not yet ready for review); also, staff is in discussion with Commission
staff for clarification regarding a few provisions of the lease. Staff
noted that the lease permits the Commission to impose a monetary rental for
the leased premises and provides that the district can be required, upon
termination of the lease, to remove any “improvements” (i.e. the groin) at
its own expense—in response to questions from directors, staff confirmed
that both of these requirements were in the original lease and are part of
the Commission’s standard lease provisions. Finally, staff reported
that the Commission staff has said that the Commission considers the groin
to be a “success story” and has found it to be generally in good condition;
accordingly it is expected that the Commission will approve the lease at
its December 8, 2005 meeting.
V. Amoroso/D. Smith
three in favor (Kimball and McClellan absent) to approve
Resolution 527, authorizing the district to enter into Lease PRC 6485.9 with
the Commission for the continued use and maintenance of the groin.
4. Adjournment
12:10 p.m.