Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: John L. Maltbie, County Manager
Subject: Approval of an MOU with the San Mateo County Exposition and Fair Association to Transfer $2,933,482 to be Used for Repair of the Parking Areas on County-Owned Land
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the County Manager, or his designee, to execute a memorandum of understanding with the San Mateo County Exposition and Fair Association, and any other appropriate documentation, to effectuate the transfer of $2,933,482 to be used for repair of the parking areas on County-owned land.
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BACKGROUND:
The County of San Mateo ("County") is the owner of the San Mateo County Event Center ("Event Center"), in the City of San Mateo, which is used for conferences, conventions and expositions. The Event Center is managed by a non-profit organization, the San Mateo County Exposition and Fair Association ("Association"), pursuant to the "Agreement Providing for Conduct of San Mateo County Fair and for Management of Event Center" (the "Event Center Management Agreement"), various forms of which have been in place since 1984.
The current Event Center Management Agreement contains provisions for the use, maintenance, and improvement of the Event Center. Specifically, Section 9 confirms that the County has ownership and control of all the Event Center property, and that the County and the Association will jointly perform major maintenance and capital improvements of all Event Center buildings and grounds. Where the County elects to undertake major maintenance or capital improvements to its Event Center property, the Association is responsible for the administration and supervision of those projects.
DISCUSSION:
The Association has identified a need to make improvements to the east parking lot surfaces at the Event Center, which have become increasingly uneven through normal aging and wear and t...
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