RES-9543 License Agreement for Use of Portion of Hart Park by Chapman UniversityRESOLUTION NO. 9543
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING THE LICENSE
AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF A PORTION OF
HART PARK BY CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY AND
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS WITH RESPECT
THERETO
WHEREAS, for many years, with the full support and cooperation of the City of
Orange ("City"), the City has allowed the University University, a California non-
profit corporation (the "University"), to use what is commonly known as Baseball Diamond No.
I,together with related improvements and facilities, at Hart Park (the "Property")
for intercolllegiate and high school baseball practices, workouts, games, tournaments and
camps;
and WHEREAS, the educational, c:ivic, cultural and economic benefit of the
University has significantly contributed to the overall development of the City and the quality of life
of all the City's residents;
and WHEREAS, the City and the University desire to enter into a License Agreement,
in the fornl presented at this meeting, to clearly establish the relationships between the City
and the University for a twenty-five year tenn and the terms and conditions pursuant to
which the University may use the
Property; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the previous use of the Property
was for baseball practices, workouts, games, tournaments ,md camps and the
proposed use subsequent to the execution of the License Agreement will be for the same uses
and that,therefore, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State of California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Guidelines, the execution of the License Agreement and the
use, maintenance and operation of the Property for the uses described in the License Agreement
by the University will not cause a significant effect on the environment
because environmental circumstances and conditions of the Property will not be
changed; and WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all terms and conditions
of the proposed License Agreement and believes that the license of the Property pursuant
to the proposed License Agreement will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from
the general public use and enjoyment of the Property, is in the best interests of the City, is
for the common benefit of its residents, is not required for other City purposes, and is in
accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable state and local laws
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Orange as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The City Council recognizes that it has received and heard all oral and written
objections to the proposed License Agreement of the Property pursuant to the License
Agreement, and to other matters pertaining to this transaction, and that all such oral and
writt,en objections are hereby overruled.
3. The City Council finds and determines that approval and execution of the
License Agreement is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State
CEQA Guidelines.
4. The license of the use of the Property to the University, the License
Agreement, and all related documents are hereby approved and the Mayor is hereby
authorized to execute, and the City Clerk to attest, the License Agreement on behalf of the
City,
5. The City Manager and/or the Director of Community and Library Services are
hereby authorized on behalf of the City, and as set forth in the License Agreement, to
administer the City's obligations, responsibilities and duties to be performed under the
License Agreement.
ADOPTED this 13th day of November, 2001.
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ATTEST:
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Clerk of the City of Orange Reso
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I hereby certifY that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day of
November, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Slater, Alvarez, Murphy, Coontz, Alvarez
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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Cassandra J. Cathc' , Ity Clerk of the City of Orange
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