Agreement: Approve a Ten-
Year Facilities Operations
Agreement with Elite
Athlete Services to
Operate the Chula Vista
Elite Athlete Training
Center
December 16, 2025
Council
Action
Requested
Adopt a resolution approving a facilities
operations agreement with Elite Athlete
Services, LLC for the operations of the
Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center.
Recommended Action
Background
• Opened in 1995 as the former U.S.
Olympic Training Center
• Ownership transferred to the City of
Chula Vista in 2016
• The City entered into a Facility
Operations Agreement with Elite
Athlete Services, LLC (EAS) in 2016
• Since then, EAS has operated the
facility as a training destination
for:
• Elite, Olympic, and Paralympic athletes
• National governing bodies and
international teams
• EAS has also expanded sports tenants,
athlete development programs, and
community engagement through events,
tours, and school partnerships
CVEATC would be
6th in the world
in medal count
over last 2
Summer Olympics!
F
4th of July
DroneArt Show
5k's
Learn to Row
Program
San Diego FC
FC Nordsjaelland
Columbus Crew
Tigres
14 Universities
Internship
Program
Innovation
Station
OLYMPIC SUCCESS COMMUNITY PROFESSIONAL
TEAMS
DEVELOPING THE
NEXT GENERATION
Achievements: 2017-2025
By the Numbers
HEALTH AND
WELLNESS10,000+
athletes
trained every year
297
beds
1,000
meals per day
MEDAL COUNT
SERVING COMMUNITY GROUPS
CAMPUS OVERVIEW
155
acres
30 acres undeveloped
20 individual sports
16 sport specific
facilities
24/7
dining hall
300
athletes every
day
98 Tokyo Olympics
92 Paris Olympics
6th
CVEATC as a Nation
in the last 2
Olympics
50,000
individuals
20+
organizations
World Events
► 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup
► 2028 LA Summer Games
► 2029 Invictus Games (currently in bid
stage)
► 2031 Rugby World Cup (Men's)
► 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup
► 2033 Rugby World Cup (Women's)
► 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics
Vision: 2026-2032
US Rowing Olympic
Trials
Home of Team USA
NGB's
Home of all Team
Canada NGB's
San Diego 1 of 6
finalist cities
to host 2029
Games
Potential
training & events
at CVEATC
Potential for
matches at
Snapdragon
CVEATC as
training site for
multiple
countries
Opportunities to
develop revenue-
generating
facilities
LA2028 Invictus Games 2031 & 2033
Rugby World Cups Master Plan
Vision: 2026-2032
Proposed Facility Operations Agreement
• Establishes a framework for:
• Facility master planning
• Clear operational roles and
responsibilities
• Long-term stability and
effective management
• Supports the long-term vision
of the Chula Vista Elite
Athlete Training Center as a
world-class training facility
Key Terms of the Proposed Agreement
• Ten-year term with option to
renew by mutual agreement
• EAS responsible for:
• Day-to-day operations
• Facility maintenance
• Marketing and event programming
• Annual City review and approval
of:
• Business Plan
• Operating Budget
• Capital Budget
• Five-Year Capital Improvement
Plan
Key Terms of the Proposed Agreement
• Financial terms:
• $500,000 annual operator fee,
paid from facility revenues
• EAS receives a portion of Net
Operating Revenues
• Remaining revenues directed to
Capital Improvement Projects
• EAS reimburses the City for
CVEATC-related insurance and
property taxes
Fiscal Impacts
• Cell tower lease revenues
offset CVEATC insurance
and property taxes
• EAS reimburses the City if
revenues are insufficient
• Prior structure required
City payment and revenue
sharing
• All property-related costs
now fully offset
• Net fiscal benefit:
~$157,000 annually
Council
Action
Requested
Adopt a resolution approving a facilities
operations agreement with Elite Athlete
Services, LLC for the operations of the
Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center.
Recommended Action