Parks board approves updated lease with 42 foundation to cover new fields and parking

The Parks and Recreation Board voted to approve a new lease agreement with the organization identified in the meeting as “42,” replacing a lease that has been in effect since 2015. The new document clarifies that the leased premises now include two newly added baseball fields and the bleachers and concessions associated with them, removes an on-site storage building, and updates parking terms to reflect a new recreation center under construction. Katie Europe, a Parks staff member who presented the item, said the revised language also modernizes standard legal terms and requires the lessee to share bylaws, fee schedules and procedures with the department. "I recommend that you approve the new lease agreement with leak 42 foundation and I'll stand for any questions," Europe said during her presentation. Board members were told the group currently pays $1 per year under the lease and that the arrangement gives the lessee exclusive use when they are actively using the fields but allows Parks to use the fields at no cost when the lessee is not scheduled. Europe said the lessee had reviewed and signed the draft and the city was awaiting final signatures. The board made and seconded a motion to approve the lease and voted in favor; no roll-call tally was stated on the record during the excerpt provided. The motion outcome was recorded as approved. The lease approval was discussed during the facilities/leases section of the agenda and followed Parks staff questions about parking and the practical effects of the updated site description. The board did not set new fees or alter the lessee's exclusive-use periods in the discussion excerpt provided. Less-critical details: the packet and related materials were noted as being uploaded for the record after the vote. Questions about day-to-day scheduling and any future amendments to the lease were deferred to staff.