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San Clemente Council Agrees to Continue Negotiations on CBP Maritime Surveillance Lease after Heated Public Debate
Summary
Council authorized staff to negotiate specific lease terms with U.S. Customs and Border Protection for an ocean‑facing surveillance installation at Reservoir 5 but directed returning with a final lease for approval after community concerns about cost, privacy, oversight, and legal risk were aired.
San Clemente — After hours of public comment and council questioning, the City Council authorized the city manager to continue negotiating a proposed lease with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for a maritime surveillance installation at the city’s Reservoir 5 communications site, with instructions to return the finalized lease to council for approval.
The proposal: City staff described a federal request to install a maritime surveillance mast and sensors on city property at the Reservoir 5 site. Staff summarized CBP’s financial offer as a long‑term lease template (20 years with two 5‑year extensions) and said CBP would pay for equipment and installation while the city would pay electrical costs; staff noted the sample rent figure in the template is $10 per month.
Why it drew a crowd: The item generated the meeting’s most extensive public…
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