Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 06, 2019
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARSON AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION REGARDING THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE CAROL KIMMELMAN ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC CAMPUS LOCATED ON THE NORTHERLY PORTION OF VICTORIA GOLF COURSE ON APPROXIMATELY 80 ACRES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The County is the owner of the 187-acre Victoria Golf Course. The proposed Carol Kimmelman Athletic and Academic Campus project (Project) is located on the northerly portion of the golf course on approximately 80 acres. The project will include a tennis center, sports fields, and a youth-focused learning center. The tennis center, which will be operated by the United States Tennis Association Foundation or a related entity, will include, at full build-out, 62 tennis courts, as well as a tennis exhibition court, player development building, tournament building, and administration building. The sport fields component will be operated by the LA Galaxy Foundation or a related entity, and include, at full-build out, up to eight soccer fields, two multi-use fields, and associated maintenance, storage, and restroom facilities. The up-to-25,000-square feet, youth-focused learning center, which also includes 2 basketball courts, will be operated by the Tiger Woods Foundation. The County Board of Supervisors approved the Project on July 30, 2019 including approval of the Memorandum of Agreement (Agreement).
The City has supported the Project in concept and is committed to joining the County and the Carol Kimmelman Foundation (Foundation) in making this Project a reality, but has raised issues and concerns beyond those included in the May 15, 2019 Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The City enumerated its concerns in its comment letters to the Initial Study and DEIR for the Project, dated August 31, 2018 and June 26, 2019.
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