REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Reinstatement and First Amendment to Agreement Between City of Sunnyvale and Fremont Union High School District for the Maintenance and Use of Tennis Courts at Fremont High School
Report
BACKGROUND
The City of Sunnyvale (City) and Fremont Union High School District (District) have been parties to an Agreement for the maintenance and use of the tennis courts at Fremont High School since 1973. The term of the last Agreement began on July 1, 2011 and ended on June 30, 2025. The proposed Agreement would reinstate the Agreement, retroactively effective to June 30, 2025, and amend the Agreement to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2035.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan Land use and Transportation - Open Space
Goal LT 8 Adequate and Balanced Open Space: Provide and maintain adequate and balanced open space and recreation facilities for the benefit of maintaining a healthy community based on community need and the ability of the city to finance, construct, maintain, and operate these facilities now and in the future.
Policy LT 8.8: Support the acquisition or joint use through agreements with partners of suitable sites to enhance Sunnyvale's open spaces and recreation facilities based on community need and through such strategies as development of easements and right-of ways for open space use, conversion of sites to open space from developed use of land, and land banking.
Policy LT 9.3: Encourage School Districts to make available school sites in and around Sunnyvale for community open space and recreation programs.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed agreement is not a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is a government administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines 15378(b)(5).) The District will conduct CEQA analysis in its capacity as lead agency for any projects on their property....
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