Agenda Item: 5
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: April 8, 2025
SUBJECT: REVISIONS TO THE TESORO ADOBE RECIPROCAL EASEMENT
AGREEMENT
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
PRESENTER: Andrew Adams
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Approve revisions to the Reciprocal Easement Agreement with the Tesoro Del Valle Homeowners Association, associated with the Tesoro Adobe Park.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
In May 2005, Montalvo Properties LLC (Montalvo) transferred ownership of Tesoro Adobe Park to the County of Los Angeles (County). Subsequently, the County, Montalvo, and the Tesoro Del Valle Master Homeowners Association (Master Association) entered into a Reciprocal Easement and Joint Use Agreement.
On August 23, 2022, as part of the Tesoro Del Valle annexation, the City Council approved the Park Transfer Agreement and an Amended Reciprocal Easement and Joint Use Agreement, replacing the County with the City of Santa Clarita (City). The agreement included provisions for joint use of the park and required the Master Association to contribute monthly dues for recreational programming.
At their meeting on April 25, 2023, the City Council authorized the execution of a revised agreement, narrowing the scope to solely focus on maintaining reciprocal access for parking and ingress/egress and removing the "Joint Use" provision, thereby eliminating the obligation for individual Tesoro property owners to pay monthly fees for recreational programming or be involved in programming initiatives.
The Master Association has since requested minor changes to the agreement, necessitating further City Council approval. The primary changes requested by the Master Association include updating the insurance and indemnification clauses to ensure reciprocal requirements for both parties, memorializing that the City will not assess the monthly dues for recreational programming associated with the previous agreement with the County and clarifying the acceptable use of the Historic Site in relation to the City Noise Ordinance.
These changes have no material impact to the agreement approved by the Council in April 2023.
As a result, staff recommends approving the requested revisions as detailed in the attachment labeled “Revised Agreement.”
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funds for the operation, maintenance, and programming of Tesoro Adobe Park were appropriated through the adoption of the annual budget.
ATTACHMENTS
Revised Agreement